Samk
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Advice please for dead spots on lawn

Hi, I am new to the forum, nice to e-meet everyone my name is Sam.

I put in a lot of work this April, prepping my lawn, adding triple mix soil, seed and starter fertilizer to my lawn. Of course I watered 2 sometiMes 3x daily if the soil was looking dry.

I have received some growth in problem areas but still seeing some dead spots.

I have marked some areas below. The 3rd picture I have also marked some weeds I cant get rid of, any suggestions for that would be helpful too.

At this point should I
A) continue to wait for growth?
B) add some more seed/fertilizer to dead spots?
C) just get some sod and patch up the dead spots?

Any help would be much appreciated.

I am locAted in Toronto, Ontario. I am using cool season grass, fescue, and KBG maybe one more seed but I cant remember right now, its a scotts blend for my area anyway.

Thanks in advance
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PaulF
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Rough it up a little and add a bit more grass seed. With small areas like that the existing grass will most likely fill in the bare spots but overseeing will not hurt.

Samk
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PaulF wrote:
Mon Jun 01, 2020 4:06 pm
Rough it up a little and add a bit more grass seed. With small areas like that the existing grass will most likely fill in the bare spots but overseeing will not hurt.
Thank you Paul! I was thinking the same, I didn't want to give up just yet. I feel like going out for sod would be giving up on my hard work. Although I just want a full lawn :)
I am going to try giving those areas a gentle rake or comb with my hands and adding in more seed.

Nyan
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Heh, the weeds look like plantains coming up. They are perennial and are great to crush up and put on bee/wasp stings to relieve swelling and pain, but not too pretty in grass.

I would imagine a "weed and feed" treatment might do the trick, or a broadleaf herbicide would get them out, though it may take a few applications to kill them all off.

For reseeding (which I had to do this year too) I'd agree about just roughing it a bit and gently pushing the seed against the roughened soil to get a good contact with the soil. Then water as normal to get them going again.

But the main reason I decided to reply was as I scrolled through the pictures I saw from top to bottom:
1. Turtle
2. Question mark
3. Santa's sleigh
4. Jumping pony
5. Snake!
6. RIP :cry:

Maybe there was a party on the lawn that ended badly...

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:lol: I wasn’t going to comment to this thread because I have nearly zero contribution when it comes to lawns, but I just had to say I LOVE the “Santa’s sleigh” interpretation. Wonderfully therapeutic. :wink:

...oh and +1 to those benefits of allowing plantains to grow somewhere in your garden.

Samk
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Nyan wrote:
Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:32 pm
Heh, the weeds look like plantains coming up. They are perennial and are great to crush up and put on bee/wasp stings to relieve swelling and pain, but not too pretty in grass.

I would imagine a "weed and feed" treatment might do the trick, or a broadleaf herbicide would get them out, though it may take a few applications to kill them all off.

For reseeding (which I had to do this year too) I'd agree about just roughing it a bit and gently pushing the seed against the roughened soil to get a good contact with the soil. Then water as normal to get them going again.

But the main reason I decided to reply was as I scrolled through the pictures I saw from top to bottom:
1. Turtle
2. Question mark
3. Santa's sleigh
4. Jumping pony
5. Snake!
6. RIP :cry:

Maybe there was a party on the lawn that ended badly...
Hahaha, just shared that with the wife, good laugh.

Thanks again everyone!

Nyan
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Hope that helps with the grass.

I suppose that's why I spend so much time in the garden... Too weird for normal folks... :-()



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