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When I had the washout on the renovation, I called the seed supplier and ordered 10# more of seed. I spread about 1# on the areas that looked like they needed more see, so I'm left with 9# of seed. Since this is my first full Bermuda yard, and I didn't do any PreM on it (went totally herbicide-free) for the first 6 months, I'm not sure how much is going to be affected by weeds and Poa. I know I have some weeds that are still prevalent, and are going to come back during the green-up in Spring. I don't want to hamper the green-up by putting a PreM down until after it starts going.
That being said, I've got the seed in the bag, and was thinking about growing some transplant plugs during the last part of winter to get some grass growing to put in the spots that are thin and have no grass, and also have some that I can put in the areas that might be affected by any herbicides that I hit the lawn with once it comes out of dormancy.
Do I overseed the grass during the spring? I don't have the dense turf that I will have at the end of summer next year right now, so I'm pretty sure I'll have plenty of area where I can get seed to soil contact. I'm also planning on bringing in a lot of sand and levelling, and after that, getting some compost from the same fellows that did it on the reno. Although, if I don't need to do that, it would be a welcome cost-savings. I'd like to put in irrigation since dragging the hoses for another year isn't a warm-fuzzy feeling. I'll more than likely install some drainage in the front at the same time that I do the irrigation, since I'd rather the damage from the trencher be done all at once. I've got to move that rain runoff during the spring, since we get a lot during Spring, and I don't want another lake on my "new" yard next year (ha, that's actually tomorrow).
That being said, I've got the seed in the bag, and was thinking about growing some transplant plugs during the last part of winter to get some grass growing to put in the spots that are thin and have no grass, and also have some that I can put in the areas that might be affected by any herbicides that I hit the lawn with once it comes out of dormancy.
Do I overseed the grass during the spring? I don't have the dense turf that I will have at the end of summer next year right now, so I'm pretty sure I'll have plenty of area where I can get seed to soil contact. I'm also planning on bringing in a lot of sand and levelling, and after that, getting some compost from the same fellows that did it on the reno. Although, if I don't need to do that, it would be a welcome cost-savings. I'd like to put in irrigation since dragging the hoses for another year isn't a warm-fuzzy feeling. I'll more than likely install some drainage in the front at the same time that I do the irrigation, since I'd rather the damage from the trencher be done all at once. I've got to move that rain runoff during the spring, since we get a lot during Spring, and I don't want another lake on my "new" yard next year (ha, that's actually tomorrow).
