- 1). Move aside lawn furniture. Remove rocks, sticks or other objects you find on the lawn that may interfere with grass seed germinating.
- 2). Mow your grass with your lawnmower set to the shortest setting to cut the grass as close to dirt as possible. Discard all clippings. Do this from October to November; Texas A & M recommends waiting until after the first frost.
- 3). Rake the lawn with a grass rake to loosen the top 1/4-inch of soil so the grass seed can take hold and germinate.
- 4). Lay rye grass seed over your lawn applying about 16 seeds per square inch. Scatter the seed by hand or use a mechanical spreader.
- 5). Rake the lawn one more time to cover the rye grass seed with 1/4-inch of topsoil.
- 6). Water until your lawn becomes moist but not sopping.
- 7). Continue to water twice daily until the rye grass germinates and grows to a height of 2 inches, which should take two to three weeks.
previous post
next post