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Raven · 04-04-2008, 07:28 AM

even though the last expected spring frost is approximately
on May 15th grass is very hardy and is turning green underneath wet spring snow showers and loving it....

Notice how its raining now......the moon just passed thru Pisces..

the best time to start anything new and have it last is always when the moon is in the sign of Taurus
which will be this Sunday starting at around 9:00 PM
and it'll go til monday until 9:00 PM .

So do it this sunday right after the rain clears out...then you'll have
6 days before the full moon which is just perfect...
Note: this is to ensure germination of the grass seed and not
expecting it to be an inch tall...

i have already planted peas outside and they'll push up through a inch of snow like nothing happy with the extra watering...

grass is kinda like peas....in that, you generally can't give them to much water....

the rule of thumb when planting seeds of any kind is...

have the soil depth
no more that twice the thickness of the seed when covering it...
which is why many lawn people sprinkle it on top and hope for the best...

but then your germination rate is cut in half "sometimes"
plus the sparrows have a field day

...so you can safely go with 1/8th to 1/4 inch depth
of top soil or loam on top of seed and it'll still sprout fine...

when its rolled with a roller
there's less tendency for it to dry out before the roots get a chance to make a foot hold,

because the firm contact with the soil on top of it is making contact "tightly" and prevents that.

04-04-2008, 07:28 AM	#54
Raven ........ iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,805 Blog Entries: 1	nope even though the last expected spring frost is approximately on May 15th grass is very hardy and is turning green underneath wet spring snow showers and loving it.... Notice how its raining now......the moon just passed thru Pisces.. the best time to start anything new and have it last is always when the moon is in the sign of Taurus which will be this Sunday starting at around 9:00 PM and it'll go til monday until 9:00 PM . So do it this sunday right after the rain clears out...then you'll have 6 days before the full moon which is just perfect... Note: this is to ensure germination of the grass seed and not expecting it to be an inch tall... i have already planted peas outside and they'll push up through a inch of snow like nothing happy with the extra watering... grass is kinda like peas....in that, you generally can't give them to much water.... the rule of thumb when planting seeds of any kind is... have the soil depth no more that twice the thickness of the seed when covering it... which is why many lawn people sprinkle it on top and hope for the best... but then your germination rate is cut in half "sometimes" plus the sparrows have a field day ...so you can safely go with 1/8th to 1/4 inch depth of top soil or loam on top of seed and it'll still sprout fine... when its rolled with a roller there's less tendency for it to dry out before the roots get a chance to make a foot hold, because the firm contact with the soil on top of it is making contact "tightly" and prevents that.