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Teach me about overseeding my lawn for winter
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:00 pm
A neighbor down the road from me has a beautiful lawn every winter. It's lush, deep green, and it makes me jealous. I'm assuming he's overseeding his lawn in the fall to prepare for a green winter lawn but I'm not sure what the process looks like.
I'm in the Baton Rouge area so definitely south and definitely mostly cool humid winters.
1. What kind of grass seed do I use for this?
2. When do I overseed?
3. Any additional tips?
Any information you can provide would be very helpful and appreciated. TIA
I'm in the Baton Rouge area so definitely south and definitely mostly cool humid winters.
1. What kind of grass seed do I use for this?
2. When do I overseed?
3. Any additional tips?
Any information you can provide would be very helpful and appreciated. TIA
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Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:38 pm to TDsngumbo
What grass do you currently have? In Baton Rouge, if you have Bermuda you can overseed with perennial ryegrass. If St. Aug, you can do the same but I've heard it's recommended not to as it will interfere with the root system.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:40 pm to TDsngumbo
I understand if you do it, but as you listen advice and such,
Consider giving you and your lawn a break.
If you choose to proceed, make sure you keep it mowed in the Spring as your lawn grass is working it's hardest to wake up, and you don't want your rye grass steeling all the nutrients in it's nice long leaves.
Consider giving you and your lawn a break.
If you choose to proceed, make sure you keep it mowed in the Spring as your lawn grass is working it's hardest to wake up, and you don't want your rye grass steeling all the nutrients in it's nice long leaves.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:44 pm to Grassy1
quote:and your lawn mower
Consider giving you and your lawn a break.
dormant grass is the best thing about winter
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:45 pm to Grassy1
That's a good point. I have mostly st. augustine in my lawn but some centipede and bermuda is mixed in.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 5:53 pm to TDsngumbo
Mowing the rye is a wet mess (even when dry). You'll need to clean your mower much more.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 6:59 pm to Bayou
quote:
Mowing the rye is a wet mess (even when dry). You'll need to clean your mower much more.
Can confirm.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 7:17 pm to TDsngumbo
St Aug is not good candidate for overseeding.
If you’re hell bent, go with PRG. It’s superior to annual in every way.
But you’ve got to spray it out or it will linger into July with a wet summer.
If you’re hell bent, go with PRG. It’s superior to annual in every way.
But you’ve got to spray it out or it will linger into July with a wet summer.
This post was edited on 8/26/24 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 8/26/24 at 7:30 pm to bayoubengals88
I’ve seen enough already to not do this 
. Thanks everyone.
. Thanks everyone.Posted on 8/26/24 at 7:34 pm to TDsngumbo
I over seeded my lawn last winter with perineal rye and it was beautiful
But frick me was it a pain in the arse. It was wet not matter what, and got green stains all on the driveway. Cutting grass when it’s in the 30s/40s is weird.
Do not recommend
But frick me was it a pain in the arse. It was wet not matter what, and got green stains all on the driveway. Cutting grass when it’s in the 30s/40s is weird.
Do not recommend
Posted on 8/26/24 at 8:26 pm to TDsngumbo
I’ll agree. Focus on your fall and spring pre-emergent applications instead of cutting rye grass.
Posted on 8/26/24 at 8:36 pm to TDsngumbo
I overseed with rye only because I have dogs and it keeps the backyard from turning into a winter mud-hole. It is very good for my situation (I also have a lawn guy to deal with cutting it).
Posted on 8/27/24 at 6:45 am to TDsngumbo
Overseed my backyard(where my kids play) every fall with annual ryegrass. Started doing it originally bc the dog was dragging in mud but I’ve come to really like it. A few tips if you decide to try it…
I rather put it down when there’s no rain in the forecast and water it myself. The storms we get are typically strong and the hard rain will move the seeds around.
For it to look really good, you need to put it down thick, at least twice as much as the bag recommends.
Hold back around 1/4 of your seeds to fill in sparse areas throughout the winter.
I rather put it down when there’s no rain in the forecast and water it myself. The storms we get are typically strong and the hard rain will move the seeds around.
For it to look really good, you need to put it down thick, at least twice as much as the bag recommends.
Hold back around 1/4 of your seeds to fill in sparse areas throughout the winter.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 8:11 am to questionable
quote:
I rather put it down when there’s no rain in the forecast and water it myself. The storms we get are typically strong and the hard rain will move the seeds around.
For it to look really good, you need to put it down thick, at least twice as much as the bag recommends.
Hold back around 1/4 of your seeds to fill in sparse areas throughout the winter.
While not specifically about winter seeding, I had to seed a small section of my backyard recently after having a sewer line replaced. We got no measurable rain for almost a month around Birmingham, and honestly it was great to get the grass seeds started. I would get the soil damp in the morning, and again after dark every night. Took about 10-14 days before I started seeing sprouts, and I added some topsoil this weekend. After 3 weeks, it is filling in more and more as they grow. If there had been a hard rain in the first couple of weeks, I'm sure more than half would have washed away.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 9:21 am to questionable
quote:
Overseed my backyard(where my kids play) every fall with annual ryegrass. Started doing it originally bc the dog was dragging in mud but I’ve come to really like it. A few tips if you decide to try it…
I rather put it down when there’s no rain in the forecast and water it myself. The storms we get are typically strong and the hard rain will move the seeds around.
For it to look really good, you need to put it down thick, at least twice as much as the bag recommends.
Hold back around 1/4 of your seeds to fill in sparse areas throughout the winter.
All solid advice. I do all of this too.
It does create more work in the Winter, but I love the way a green rye lawn looks when it's freezing cold outside. I do it over the Bermuda in my backyard, my front yard is already a cool season grass (in Tennessee).
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