Should I water new grass seed every day?
Yes, at first: keep the top inch of soil lightly moist with short waterings once or twice a day for about 2 to 3 weeks until the seed sprouts. Then water less often but more deeply.
The professional way to build a thicker lawn from the roots up.
Foot traffic, mowers and our heavy North Jersey soils pack the ground tight over time. Compacted soil starves roots of air and water, and thin spots fill in with weeds.
Core aeration relieves that compaction, and overseeding right after puts new grass seed exactly where it can grow. Together they’re the most effective way to make a lawn thicker every year.
Every step, so you know what you’re getting and why it’s done that way.
So the aerator doesn’t hit irrigation, invisible fences or cables.
A machine pulls thousands of small plugs of soil, opening channels for air, water and roots. The plugs are left to break down on the lawn.
A quality cool-season seed blend (tall fescue and bluegrass) is spread so it falls into the aeration holes, where it has soil contact and protection.
We tell you exactly how to water for the next two to three weeks while the new seed germinates.
A 1 to 2-person crew with a commercial core aerator and a seed spreader. About 1 to 2 hours for most lawns.
Simple things you can do between visits, including how and when to water.
Yes, at first: keep the top inch of soil lightly moist with short waterings once or twice a day for about 2 to 3 weeks until the seed sprouts. Then water less often but more deeply.
They break down on their own within a week or two.
Let new grass reach about 3 to 4 inches before its first cut.
Avoid weed treatments until the new grass has been mowed 3 or 4 times.
Keep foot traffic and pets off newly seeded areas as much as possible for the first few weeks.
Core Aeration & Overseeding is part of every Full Season Plan, along with the other services your lawn needs from March to December, for one set season price.
See the Full Season PlanLate August through September. The soil is still warm, so seed sprouts fast; the air is cooler; and there are fewer weeds competing than in spring.
Those are soil cores. Leave them: they break down in a week or two with rain and mowing and return soil and microbes to the surface.
Once a year for most lawns in our area, especially with clay soil, heavy use or thin spots.
Yes. Light, frequent watering for about 2 to 3 weeks makes the difference. We’ll give you a simple schedule.
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