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First question that must be answered
is will you be "starting from scratch"? A
decision must be made either plant within an existing lawn
or to till up the yard area so that no weeds or grasses are
living in the area to be planted. The ideal situation
is to have tilled soil for the area where you wish to
establish a grass. Why? Because existing plants
that are directly next to (6 inches) of where you are trying
to establish other grass plants from seed, provide
competition to your seeds by consuming sunlight & plant nutrients.
This competition by existing plants means some plants simply
won't survive the addition stress imposed by these adult
plants. This is not to say you can't establish a lawn
within other plants, just that it is much more difficult to
do so.
First: Decide if you will tiller
the soil or just plant within existing grass. Tilling?
Not Tilling?
NOT
TILLING: You are not tilling
the soil - and are planting seeds within the existing
grass & weeds;
(1) Mow the area - Then Sow (broadcast) your
bahaigrass seeds on the area to be planted.
(2) Rake the area sowed with a rake so that scratch marks
in the soil between plants allow some seeds to fall into
these valleys and become covered by soil.
Carpetgrass seeds must have a thin soil covering to
germinate.
(3) Water, fertilize and mow the area you have planted on
a regular basis. Thats all! Eventually (After
several months of growth), you should have a nice
Carpetgrass lawn.
TILLING:
Planting on correctly prepared and tilled
soil.
(1) Till the area to be planted. This can be
done with either a garden tiller or a tractor
harrow/tiller. Once the area is soil, level the
ground by raking or draging something over the surface
until it is smooth and level. Now is the time to
remove hills and depressions so that you have a nice
smooth lawn.
(2) Plant the seeds. You can use a commerical
planter or sow the seeds by hand, or even easier, buy a
broadcast seeder from your hardware store (hand held
models are available for $20-30). Once your seeds
are sowed, rake or drag the seeded area, so that as many
of the seeds as possible are lightly covered (1/4 inch is
ideal covering).
(3) Water the area you have planted as needed. Apply
fertilizer in intervals through the growing season, and
practice a regular mowing schedule. Mowing the weeds
that will grow faster than the grass allows the grass to
compete better for scarce nutrients and sunlight.
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