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Centipede grass - to grow it
Posted on 7/7/18 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 7/7/18 at 1:23 pm
I know with centipede grass you have to till the dirt, put down good soil, make sure the seed is slightly covered, keep it moist yada yada yada. Screw all that.
I have a medium-sized spot in my back yard that needs grass. If I just drop some seed on the lossened up soil, will it grow?
I want it to match the other so it needs to be centipede
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 1:25 pm to pwejr88
Yes. Been there. Done that
Posted on 7/7/18 at 1:29 pm to pwejr88
Just buy sod.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 1:30 pm to pwejr88
What is medium sized?
But to answer your question, yeah just break up the soil on the bare spot, add a thin layer of top soil then throw seeds on and water a bit each day. Will grow.
But to answer your question, yeah just break up the soil on the bare spot, add a thin layer of top soil then throw seeds on and water a bit each day. Will grow.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 1:32 pm to pwejr88
Only one way to find out
Posted on 7/7/18 at 1:50 pm to pwejr88
quote:
I have a medium-sized spot in my back yard that needs grass. If I just drop some seed on the lossened up soil, will it grow?
No. At least not that expensive grass seed Lowes and Home Depot sells. Complete waste of money.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 1:55 pm to pwejr88
Sure, just gotta provide adequate water...it needs to be planted pretty shallow and dries up quickly in this heat.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 1:59 pm to Spankum
Save yourself time and buy however much sod it will take to cover your spot
Posted on 7/7/18 at 2:06 pm to pwejr88
Trust me. Just buy sod. Tilled the back yard x2 and seeded it. Then eventually had to buy sod and do it the right way
Posted on 7/7/18 at 2:28 pm to tigeraddict
Put down sod in the front.
Trying to find the laziest way possible outside of hiring someone.
Trying to find the laziest way possible outside of hiring someone.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 3:08 pm to pwejr88
Sod will be way easier than dealing with seeding and caring for it over the next two months
Posted on 7/7/18 at 3:13 pm to pwejr88
Laziest way is leave it be and let the weeds turn it green. Worked great for me. Centipede eventually spread to cover it after a few years.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 3:17 pm to pwejr88
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Put down sod in the front.
Trying to find the laziest way possible outside of hiring someone.
For the billionth time, how big is the spot? It matters as to how to reply to your lazy arse
Posted on 7/8/18 at 2:20 am to pwejr88
Is it trashy to have a backyard with different grass types? Asking for a friend.
Posted on 7/8/18 at 5:32 am to pwejr88
That grass seed you are buying is likely very expensive and 90% mulch. Buy a square of sod and be done baw
Posted on 7/8/18 at 10:13 am to pwejr88
Good grief. Get some more sod (St. Aug) you got last time and be done with it.
Posted on 7/8/18 at 11:27 am to pwejr88
quote:Absolutely not. If you want to seed, seed the spot, buy a timer and sprinkler, set the sprinkler to go off for 10-15 minutes every 6 hours and leave it that way for a few weeks. Then start spacing out the intervals to twice a day for 30 minutes. Then after a couple more weeks go to once per day.
If I just drop some seed on the lossened up soil, will it grow?
Or just do sod and lots of water.
This post was edited on 7/8/18 at 11:29 am
Posted on 7/8/18 at 1:12 pm to pwejr88
Ask this question in the spring. Until then you are wasting your money trying to grow centepide from seed.
Posted on 7/8/18 at 11:09 pm to Mudminnow
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Mudminnow
Found out I have Centipede. But I did put the St. Aug down and it looks good. I just want to rest to match. They were out of sod when I called that guy. Called around too.
Posted on 7/8/18 at 11:21 pm to pwejr88
If the spot is due to shade...good luck.
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