I had always done it myself and had great results, BIG problems started once I hired someone else.

Jerry Baker has some great tips/ books all based on having a great lawn for short $$ ( = more $$ for fishing)

He has a sight you can get some info off as well.

http://www.jerrybaker.com/

Good luck,

Roop

The missus and i recently moved into a new house, and right now, we're sitting on 0.6 acres of dirt.

Now, if it was up to me, I'd put down astro-turf, beach sand, or wood chips, to keep it maintenance-free, so I can fish and otherwise goof-off. But we have to get some grass in, says the boss.

Is it worth it to pay the extra $$ for hydro-seeding?? Or just regular seeds and hay?

hay has allot of weed seeds in it
 

so you'll be planting some weed seeds as well as grass seed using a hay shade mulch... wheres as the hydro seed has been sitting in liquid presumably already starting the germination process and then each individual seed has been covered by the green stuff
that acts like hay. Always plant grass seed during the waxing of the moon or say 4 5 6 days before the full moon and then water early morning afternoon and evening as the weather demands
until full moon... this applies to hydro seeding too.

the hydroscopic pressure of the moon same as tides is what you utilize to germinate seeds.

"the hydroscopic pressure of the moon same as tides is what you utilize to germinate seeds.'



Wow, learn something new everyday...

I have mostly crab grass. By the middle of July its a grey brown. No more mowing:laughs: :laughs:

Hey Goose,

When you say "thatchers are rented at hardware store," are these the kind you pull behind your rider mower or do they have a puch model? I saw a guy pushing what looked to be a tiller around his yard yesterday but there was no question it was thatching his lawn.

I don't have a rider and would really like to thatch this year. It takes me a 1/2 hr do do the front & side with a push mower and 45 min to do the back. There is NO WAY I'm going to thatch all that with a rake! :eek:

Thanks for any info on the walk behind thatcher.

Regards,
Rob