Hello
It seems that having a green lawn in Southern NH and New England is not that easy even if you pay for a service.
I do recommend paying for a service since I did that for a year and had excellent results.
However there is alot to learn.
I know fertilizing, Lime and grub treatment here is definitely needed but first I worked out the basics which is Landscape and then type of grass needed.
The sun and shade seems to be a very important factor for the type of grass needed to make the lawn stay green.
My neighbor without changing the trees, totally ripped out her lawn including all the sod and top soil.
Then using 3 sprays of hydro-seed with a NE mix got the type of seed that will work for the landscape.
Basically it is easy to see from the pics that the tall wider blade grass works well in the sun. The thin blade grass seems to grow best in the shade.
In the pic below, the grass under the tree has thin blades and the grass in the sun has the tall thick blades. See close up!
So in my case, I cut down many trees and planted new ones and now the shading has changed alot.
So my question is?
Without planting a new lawn can over-seeding each year put the right grass type in place?
If you click on the 1st pic, then you can see the difference in grass type as you go into the sunny area.
It seems that having a green lawn in Southern NH and New England is not that easy even if you pay for a service.
I do recommend paying for a service since I did that for a year and had excellent results.
However there is alot to learn.
I know fertilizing, Lime and grub treatment here is definitely needed but first I worked out the basics which is Landscape and then type of grass needed.
The sun and shade seems to be a very important factor for the type of grass needed to make the lawn stay green.
My neighbor without changing the trees, totally ripped out her lawn including all the sod and top soil.
Then using 3 sprays of hydro-seed with a NE mix got the type of seed that will work for the landscape.
Basically it is easy to see from the pics that the tall wider blade grass works well in the sun. The thin blade grass seems to grow best in the shade.
In the pic below, the grass under the tree has thin blades and the grass in the sun has the tall thick blades. See close up!
So in my case, I cut down many trees and planted new ones and now the shading has changed alot.
So my question is?
Without planting a new lawn can over-seeding each year put the right grass type in place?
If you click on the 1st pic, then you can see the difference in grass type as you go into the sunny area.