lawn seeded a year ago, i have major bald spots ,tried new soil, reseeding, fertilizer, what do i do?

Answer 1

"Don't water during the day. That will cause your grass to burn (water magnifies the sun rays)."

This is a myth. The sun rays are only magnified from a distance. Think of burning ants with a magnifying glass. If you set the glass on the ground, it does nothing. When you pull it away and make a tight beam, it starts to burn. You can water anytime you like. Morning is the best time if you can swing it, but you really just need to water when your lawn needs it.

Answer 2

It takes a couple years for a lawn to totally fill in with grass for one thing. Part of it is also timing and care. Don't water during the day. That will cause your grass to burn (water magnifies the sun rays). Not watering it enough can also cause you to have bald spots from the grass dying in certain spots. If you have a dog, where the dog pees there will tend to be bald spots as a result of the pee. You can help prevent this by soaking the spot with water after the dog pees there or there are some products you can buy at the store that will help. Another reason is if you dump to much fertilizer on a spot. Too much fertilizer on a spot will chemically burn the grass and cause it to die. Then of course there are grubs that can cause brown bare spots. That can be treated with an insecticide to kill grubs.

Sometimes it can be just purely when and how you plant the grass. It's best to plant grass in the spring and fall when it isn't so hot out. It will start and grow better. For the bare spots, throw a little grass seed down in the bare spots in the spring and fall and cover the seed with a thin layer/coating of topsoil. Then you can add a little straw on top to help keep the moisture in and to keep the topsoil from eroding. Slowly but surely your grass should start looking better. Another thing that might help is adding a little fertilizer. Scott's Weed and Feed seems to work pretty well.

If the spots are too bad, or somewhere noticeable, then buy some sode or dig up some sod from another place in your yard. Dig the old dead sod off and place it where bald patch was. You can add dirt or take dirt away underneath the sod to make it level. Then make sure to water it every day in the evening or early morning for a couple weeks till it takes root.

Answer 3

I was just looking at my gardening books and found a section about grub worms. They can destroy patches of grass, which will also bring the moles. It recommends that you turn over the soil in the balding spots to expose the grub worms for the birds to eat. Then the next day, treat your entire yard with Grub X (or which ever brand you prefer). Then fill in the patches.

When I had a few balding spots in my yard, I also had the same trouble your having now. What I did, was near the edge of the house or garage or shed or back fence, took out patches of good grass (with the dirt) and put them in the balding areas. I planted flowers around the house and garage where I took out the grass. Make sure you stomp on the patch of grass well and water everyday for at least a week.

My yard looks great now!!!