| Establishing a new lawn is not as difficult as people | | | | will be, now turn over the soil and rake it to remove |
| might think, in fact it is reasonably easy with the right | | | | any rocks or big lumps. Make sure the raked soil is |
| equipment and a bit of knowledge to help you. | | | | around 3" to 4" deep this is all you need to plant your |
| There are two general types of lawn grass seed, the | | | | lawn seeds, then you need to spread the seeds in a |
| first type is what they call a warm season type of | | | | uniformed way to make sure your grass grows |
| grass these are the Bermuda type grasses and the | | | | evenly, using a seed spreader or splitter is the best |
| zoyzia type grasses, these types of grass can hold | | | | way of achieving this. |
| up extremely well in the hot humid heat of the south. | | | | You now need to rake in the new seed around 1/4" |
| While if you live in the north you should be looking | | | | deep this is a good depth for grass seeds to |
| for cool season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass | | | | germinate, you need to make sure the seed is in |
| or perennial ryegrass and fine fescue, these types of | | | | good contact with soil by a light rolling to compact |
| grass grow and thrive much better in cooler | | | | the soil but do not over do it, once the seed is |
| conditions. If you really think you need expert advice | | | | planted you need to start your watering regime. You |
| before choosing which type of grass you need, you | | | | should lightly water your lawn grass seeds twice a |
| can visit they do all the research on different types | | | | day until the grass has come up through the soil, |
| of grass and how they grow in different areas. At | | | | once the grass is up you should water every two to |
| you will get free information on what the best type | | | | three days, grass grows much faster when it is kept |
| of grass would be for your area, or another option | | | | moist on a regular basis. You should also consider |
| could be for you to go to your local garden centre | | | | buying a starter fertilizer for your lawn this will help |
| and ask them for some advice on which type grass | | | | the seeds to germinate and grow quicker than |
| seed would be best to use in your situation. | | | | normal. Make sure you do not cut your grass until it |
| Planting your new lawn is pretty easy really you just | | | | has reached at least 3" to 4" high, this gives the root |
| need to know a few things you have to do to get | | | | system chance to get established to take the |
| started, first you should pick either spring or fall to | | | | pressure of cutting. |
| plant your seeds for your new lawn, these are the | | | | Now you can sit back and enjoy a long lasting |
| best times to help germination of your grass seeds. | | | | fantastic looking lawn, with the knowledge that you |
| Then you need to mark the area where your lawn | | | | created it from the lawn grass seeds you planted. |