You're making great progress on your lawn. Things are looking positive for the upcoming Spring season. Good for you.
Now, one of the more familiar cultural practices is to overseed weedy or thin areas on your lawn. It has great benefits for your lawn - especially to maintain that thick, healthy and vibrant emerald look.
The Lawn Care Academy put together a great post about overseeding, here's the 411:
What is overseeding?
It's really just what it sounds like: spreading (more) grass seed over your existing lawn.
What types of grasses require overseeding?
Not every kind of grass does; and it's primarily reserved for cool season bunch type grasses like tall fescue, fine fescue, perennial, annual ryegrass and sometimes bluegrass.
Why is overseeding necessary?
After time, mature grass pants begin to slow their reproduction rate. Since the average blade of grass typically lives 45-60 days, production of new tillers must continually outpace the dieback of older leaves. Younger grass grows faster than older grass - so, you gotta' keep your grass young.
How much seed should I apply?
The amount of seed differs on the type of grass, and can also be adjusted based on the thickness of your lawn. If you're overseeding annually now, then use less seed.
Achieving a beautiful lawn is hard work; but, we all know it's worth it. A labor of love. What's been your experience, challenges or successes with overseeding?
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