Whats the Easiest Way for a Newbie Wants to Fill Patchy Spots?

[Anonymous]

Most of the lawn is in good shape. There are a few spots though that are patchy - do I just apply some topsoil + add some seeds + water?

Is that it? Anything to make it simpler

What type of seed should I get for NoVA ?

[Anonymous]

Also do I need a spreader or can I just put it by hand?

[Anonymous]

yep! if only a few areas, by hand is fine. figure out what grass you already have and buy same seed. I like the seed from central sod.

[Anonymous]

We are going with a mix of grass and clover seed to fill in the patchy spots this spring.

[Anonymous]

Scatter seeds and Leafgro on the patchy spots, water frequently for the first 2 weeks.

If the area gets a lot of shade, make sure you choose a shade-tolerant grass seed.

[Anonymous]

Thanks all! Got some Tall Fescue grass and lawn soil from Lowes.

Lets see how this goes. I'm going to be scattering seed like Jonny Appleseed

[Anonymous]

Is this really all?! People have been telling me i need to fill and reseed my whole lawn, or figure out different stuff to plant in the patchy spots because "it must be too shady for grass to grow under the trees." Really? I'm in townhouse with a postage stamp lawn and the neighbors' grass coverage is much better under the same trees and fence lines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this really all?! People have been telling me i need to fill and reseed my whole lawn, or figure out different stuff to plant in the patchy spots because "it must be too shady for grass to grow under the trees." Really? I'm in townhouse with a postage stamp lawn and the neighbors' grass coverage is much better under the same trees and fence lines.

Fill = till.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this really all?! People have been telling me i need to fill and reseed my whole lawn, or figure out different stuff to plant in the patchy spots because "it must be too shady for grass to grow under the trees." Really? I'm in townhouse with a postage stamp lawn and the neighbors' grass coverage is much better under the same trees and fence lines.

I'd say it's a bit late to overseed the lawn at this point- focus on the bare spots now and then you could aerate and overseed in September. If it's shady, then choose a grass seed mixture for shade, not sun. VA and MD extension offices have good resources about growing turfgrass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this really all?! People have been telling me i need to fill and reseed my whole lawn, or figure out different stuff to plant in the patchy spots because "it must be too shady for grass to grow under the trees." Really? I'm in townhouse with a postage stamp lawn and the neighbors' grass coverage is much better under the same trees and fence lines.

I'd say it's a bit late to overseed the lawn at this point- focus on the bare spots now and then you could aerate and overseed in September. If it's shady, then choose a grass seed mixture for shade, not sun. VA and MD extension offices have good resources about growing turfgrass.

Thanks. I have no desire to reseed the whole lawn, I'm fine with weeds, just not the bare spots.

[Anonymous]

You can also buy patch repair mix, which is a mix of shredded paper pellets, grass seeds and fertilizer. It is more expensive than buying seed and soil, but I get good results in filling in small patched because the shredded paper holds moisture and helps the grass seed from drying out and dying.