when can i seed

[bigjay282]

hello folks,i just spread some scotts crabgrass and weed preventer a few weeks ago,when should i seed? thanks for any help

 

[possum]

I would imagine this fall.

 

[bigjay282]

I would imagine this fall.

thanks for the reply

 

[joshs handyman]

I did the same thing and I seeded 2 weeks later and turned out great!

 

[bigjay282]

I did the same thing and I seeded 2 weeks later and turned out great!

ive been asking friends at work too and i get different answers,some say when ever i want and some say dont bother because i just fertilized and have to wait,i just wanna have the best looking grass in the neighborhood,lol

 

[possum]

Unless Scotts is selling some crabgrass preventer I have not seen then the PREVENTER is going to PREVENT your grass seed from germinating and coming up. Now that does not mean you cannot try it. But as a general rule unless special preventers are used then you must wait for several months to seed grass after using something like Halts from Scotts. If you did not put on a preventer, just fertilizer or fertilizer plus post emergeant broadleaf weed killer then you can seed much sooner. It is getting to late to plant grass around here anyways. Perhaps where you are will be ok. The best looking lawns as a rule come from sod. The best seeded lawns at least in the midwest come from seed planted in late summer early fall. I planted some grass this spring. it looks pretty good. But I doubt it will survive the summer heat in the shade.

 

[bigjay282]

Unless Scotts is selling some crabgrass preventer I have not seen then the PREVENTER is going to PREVENT your grass seed from germinating and coming up. Now that does not mean you cannot try it. But as a general rule unless special preventers are used then you must wait for several months to seed grass after using something like Halts from Scotts. If you did not put on a preventer, just fertilizer or fertilizer plus post emergeant broadleaf weed killer then you can seed much sooner. It is getting to late to plant grass around here anyways. Perhaps where you are will be ok. The best looking lawns as a rule come from sod. The best seeded lawns at least in the midwest come from seed planted in late summer early fall. I planted some grass this spring. it looks pretty good. But I doubt it will survive the summer heat in the shade.

i def put down the "halts",this is all new to me so im confused as to when i can seed. how often do i need to fertilize? any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[possum]

Look up lawn calendar Cornell University. Lots of good information on time and season for seeding, mowing , fertilizer etc. Any university I have looked at have a lawn care program. Some are better than others but all have good information on lawncare. You tube has some pretty good stuff if you look some, so does some big box stores. You need to get started right. Or its going to be uphill all the way.

 

[bigjay282]

Look up lawn calendar Cornell University. Lots of good information on time and season for seeding, mowing , fertilizer etc. Any university I have looked at have a lawn care program. Some are better than others but all have good information on lawncare. You tube has some pretty good stuff if you look some, so does some big box stores. You need to get started right. Or its going to be uphill all the way.

i had no idea that universities do lawn care stuff,lol,im gonna get on it cuz i need all the help i can get,lol,thanks Possum