Spring_rain
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Joined: 25 Apr 2007
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Location: Colorado (Zone 5/6)
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:53 am Post subject: Need lawn advice |
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I moved into this house in May 2006, and last year the neighbor's complained to the city twice because of my lawn. (Welcome to the neighborhood!) The last owners let it go, and there are a lot of bare spots. Partly, I think because before I bought it the neighbors on one side let their dog go on it, but I can't prove that.
But what's the best, cheapest, way to make it look like a lawn? I don't want to just pave it with rocks, although other homeowners have done just that. Could I just buy some grass seed and scatter it? I'm a house and lawn newbie.
P.S. They let the back yard go, too, and it's bare spots alternating with weed choked areas.
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bullthistle
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Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Posts: 11
Location: Charlotte, NC
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: Lawn. |
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You seem to have problems. Yes you could just scatter seeds and pray it rains, but the best thing to do is to start from scratch, which is what I did when I moved into my house. I got tired of mowing a lawn filled with weeds, so I rented a Troy-Bilt tiller added lots of manure from the big box and compost and use Turf Builder every spring. I dig up the crabgrass when it sprouts and use weed killer when necessary thanks to the neighbors and I can say it was worth worth the effort to start from scratch. It is something that I am proud of when I get my weekly exercise.
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