Today de thatched twice and lowered the cut as low as I can without hitting dirt. I'm hoping there's enough bare soil for seed contact.

 

Yesterday late morning picked up 2 bails peat moss and 5 bags top soil . De thatched again to try and remove more thatch and loosen up the soil. Hand racked
up all the debris and threw in the towel hungover from a graduation party that I planned on just having a few beers until my friend took out a half gallon of Glenlivet. This morning I sprayed another application of gly and extended the other bed out. Spread out 3 pounds of seed. Applied Scotts starter fertilizer and tossed around 2 bails peat moss and started watering with a old oscillating sprinkler. Fingers crossed got a early jump in case of a washout and giving the KBG plenty of time to germinate and establish

blish before the first frost.

 

Looks great!

 

Got a heavy fast thunder storm on the over night 3/4 of a inch. Had a little washout will add seed and peat moss on Thursday when storm threats are over.

 

Just got hammered with a 5 minute extremely heavy downpour of rain did a quick look at the damage in the dark with house lights on. Need temporary extend one gutter that's washing it out and definitely need to add more seed just need to check extended forecast before more seed don't want to add again two days later

 

I have some peat moss washout from the gutter filling the bed of bushes and over flowing on to the lawn. I put a extension on the gutter I had in the garage temporarily until full germination. I will add more seed and peat moss probably Sunday when the storm threats are over.

 

This seems bad to me this area is when the bush bed overflowed with water

 

Doesn’t look terrible to me. Looks like a great start to your reno. Maybe give it a bit of time until you see germination in other areas and access whether you want to add more seed. Did you roll you seed in by any chance? That seems to help it stay in place much better in my experience

 

Thanks for the encouragement. I didn't technically roll it but did step down on it with my feet and had the 3 kids next door help a trade off to let them swim I'm my pool for the day. I'm hopeful it's not that bad of a washout . Over dinner my wife told me there's birds all over the front lawn all day long it's so nice to see 😂

 

The PRG has geminated definitely not KBG

 

A little more germination popping up. A little anxiety has hit me with very little germination and some bare spots. I need to remember patience I will say KBG really tests it.

 

Added a little seed to the bare and thin areas. I have moss growth in the house shade area at this point I'm not even watering that area but the wind blows the sprinkler water there so it is what it is. That area gets sun about 2 pm until sundown

 

Staying the course just watering and wondering if it's a failure KBG does this. It's at the pout stage I'm thinking nothing really happening but the PRG is getting a little long. I been watering at 5:30 am about 10 minutes then around 3:30 when I get home and again around 6pm. I think I'm at the a little fertilizer time I have organic fertilizer that's a no also Scotts fall fertilizer and Scotts starter with tenacity added. I'm thinking Scotts fall half bag rate any thoughts or guidance appreciate

 

Need to find urea

 

Put down disease X at preventing rate Scotts summer guard I had laying around almost at bag rate

 

It'll be fine!

 

First cut only because the shaded area in front of the bushes was really high about 3 inches. That area is the fullest I killed that area early spring that is the area that was infested with triv grass. I have decent germination a few areas ok at best one area picture attached really not good. Seems drier then other areas. At this point I'm going to try and just hand water areas that need it after 3 pm and just use sprinkler at 5 am about 10mins the whole lawn. Heat wave high humidity this whole week coming.

 

Hoping to get a cut and some pictures to post tomorrow busy weekend. Weed pressure is high would like to drop some fertilizer also. Can I put down another dose of Scott's starter with mes or regular Scotts turf builder my friend dropped off?

 

Mesotrione should be safe once it's been cut twice. But not while it's still germinating.

 

thanks for the reply greatly appreciated. I'm at 4 weeks since I added more seed I will hold off on the starter fertilizer and drop Scotts turf builder at half bag rate I'm hoping for more KBG germination but also want to push some growth n spread. Chance of downpour today will hold off to the threats pass

 

Weeds all over the place this morning need to cut this morning I'm hoping there's enough KBG germination to fill in with pumping nitrogen ? Add more seed ?

 

Went away to Atlantic City from Friday morning returned home early today. Had dinner in AC at Cafe 2825 highly recommend probably one of the best Italian restaurants I ever had the pleasure to dine in. I watered Friday morning before I left wish I had the time to cut it but didn't happen. I will cut today and go half bag rate of Scott's turf builder and expecting rain tomorrow. Looks great in most areas horrible in others. Half the hell strip is covered in weeds with some germination and small area weak germination. I might drop more seed once again in these weak areas. Weed pressure is high

 

I'm just catching up in your thread. It looks good. Give it a mow. I would just hand pick the worst weeds while standing from the sidewalk.

 

I mowed the front yard bagging. Aerated the one little area with zero germination and added more seed to it covered with peat moss. Put Scott's turf builder at half bag rate and hand watered. Will hand pick the big weeds tomorrow after the expected rain I tried one it's pulling out the baby grass with it. I will say Scotts starter triple action did zero to stop any weeds from germinating

 

Mowed the renovation again trying to mow every other day to get it to tiller. 3/4 inch of rain yesterday nice long soak after fertilizer application.

 

Cut the renovation I been hand watering twice a day 5:30am and 3pm especially on areas i dropped more seed. Planning on half bag rate of Scotts turf builder Fri after work expected rain this weekend not sure how much. Might hold back if over a inch

 

Rain projection for me down in SNJ was ~1.5", now it's 1.33", and other sites say .5". I only watered once yesterday morning and am not watering at all today, but i'll probably hand water certain areas. Wanted the yard to dry up a bit before all the rain.