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 Message 99 
 Doug Cooper to Mike Powell 
 Re: Gardening Tricks 
 29 Mar 21 09:54:35 
 
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 MP> Thanks!  I had to dig up a dead bush yesterday, so I will have some
 MP> seeding to do here soon.  I had better do it soon, too!  Once May gets
 MP> here, it will often be above 80ish.

Not sure what area you're from, but here most lawns are Kentucky Blue Grass /
Perennial Rye Blend, or Turf Style Tall Fescue. Both can have a germination
rate of 30 days, so if you get in the 80's in May, definitely look at the time
it takes for the seed your buying to germinate.  I have a few patches to fix
as well, I tend to use my sod cuttings from edging my flower beds, and just
stomp them into place to fill in any bare areas.  One area is too big, from
dog we had, that I'll have to wait until fall to fix and will require tilling,
adding soil, seeding, straw, starter fertilizer, and fencing it off with
temporary fence, to keep the dog and kids off of it.  But it's been that way
for too many years so I'm kinda getting used to it.  I may just throw some
spare flagstone down to hide it for this season, since it's the main walk way
off our patio to the kids play area.  It's been a real pain to get growing,
and stay growing. I've been dealing with it yearly and can get grass growing,
but it dies off by July/August. 

-tG

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