My lawn has come a long way since fall – I’m pumped about the results, try my step-by-step method for better grass
A HOMEOWNER has revealed how they transformed their brown lawn in less than a year.
They started the process in the fall, giving the outdoor space a whole new look.
Redditor Mfessler dished the details of their lawn glow-up on the social media platform.
“It’s come a long way since my fall overseed,” they said.
Overseeding is a lawncare practice that entails adding grass seed to an area without digging out the soil first.
It is a technique typically used to counteract browning areas on once green lawns.
HOW IT’S DONE
The Redditor said that the process took a while, but was worth the wait.
“Pumped with the results,” they said.
They gave their step-by-step method to achieve stunning results on a lawn that needs some tender love and care.
First, they “scalped everything down to one-and-three quarter inches.”
They followed up by dethatching the lawn twice, which entails taking a rake to the grass.
The lawncare fan chose to overseed the yard, using “Double Eagle Perennial Ryegrass.”
To top it all off, they used peatmoss — a type of soil mix.
The Redditor didn’t let their lawn go thirsty, watering it “twice daily for 30 [minutes].”
Finally they implemented a “starter fertilizer,” waiting four days post-seeding.
CROWD REACTION
The lawn transformation elicited rave reviews from fellow Redditors in the comments section.
“Damn that’s nice. To date my overseeding has only resulted in the fact that I threw some money away last fall,” one wrote. “Good for you.”
“You can probably thank those trees a lot,” another said.
“Looks like they give you a perfect combination of shade and sun.”
“So nice,” a third commented. “I want to roll around on it.”
“Hell yeah. Nice work,” one more said.
“I had success with my fall overseed, but not on this level. I probably need to apply two times the seed this fall.”