Little Tiny Grasslings
By: Sommer | October 05, 2007 | Category: Home and Family
My husband struggled all summer to grow a new lawn to replace the awful clover and weeds that were growing in our 10’x 10’ front yard. He started in June, first with some regular grass seed. Faithful twice daily watering resulted in only partial success so he moved on to a more fool proof product, you know, the seed that’s covered with newspaper and fertilizer (the stuff that’s bright blue?). I guess it’s supposed to make the germination process a little easier since the newspaper keeps in the moisture and the fertilizer helps it grow. Faithful watering of this particular seed worked beautifully and there was a lush green lawn after about 3 or 4 weeks. I was so proud of him and took faithful photos of the little “grasslings” (his pet name for the baby grass sprouts) that he proudly showed me every evening. It was almost like “happily ever after” until we got to the scorching heat of August and needless to say, he’s back to a clean slate with a lot of dead grass and dirt. He just got done seeding again now that the weather’s cooler. The grasslings are starting to grow and he still loves to show them off. But, now that the grass is growing again we’re coming up on another hard season. Winter! I’m going to do everything I can to make sure the new grasslings don’t die again so here’s our plan:
- Fertilize: Fall fertilization is key for healthy grass over winter. Use one higher in nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) and lower in phosphorous (P).
- Rake or clean up fall leaves to prevent damage to your grass
- Mow one final time if the grass hasn’t already gone dormant or gotten matted down. Be sure to leave the grass at least 2” high, though.
- In winter, try to avoid packing down snow cover on your lawn and be careful when using snow melting agents on your sidewalks and driveways. If possible, shovel or plow before adding snow melters so they don’t get pushed onto the grass and damage it.
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