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[quote=Anonymous]" Here's what you do:

1. With a metal rake, scrape up any thatch and loosen the topsoil a bit (don't kill yourself doing this--light scratching here and there if fine.

2. Put lots of granulated LIMESTONE all over the area. (grass needs a neutral ph and with all the rain last spring and early summer the ground is full of acid rain.)

3. Throw the grass seed evenly where you want it--it doesn't have to be perfect- just don't leave clumps.

4. Throw down some SLOW RELEASE FERTILIZER. Don't worry about weed growth it's too cold for crabgrass, it's all dead by now.

5. Buy a bale of hay or a couple of bags of very dark rich compost. Spread it loosely over the seeded areas--not thickly, a thin coating 1/4 inch or so--again, doesn't have to be perfect.

6. Water! This is important. Keep it evenly wet-NO PUDDLES! It must stay damp for the first week. Water it in the MORNING not evening (so you don't attract slugs).

In 10 days you will have grass to run through barefoot. "

Can I do this in an area where I've pulled up a bunch of large weeds? Not sure if the grass will be enough to push back on the weeds that tend to grow in my yard.[/quote]

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