what is the best grass seed to plant now in ny?

Question

I need to overseed my lawn - it is thin and over run with crab grass and weeds. what is the best grass seed to use?

Answer 1

Don't be fooled. Most grass seed is annual seed, that means it's won't last for more then one year. Make sure you read the bag, and get something that is more then 50% perennial!!!! I would wait till spring to plant it, rake the soil, sprinkle the seed, and if you can...cover with fresh soil, even bagged soil. If you need to plant now....get the seed mixed with newspaper (called grass patch), it will keep the seed warm, and you'll have a better chance of it growing

Answer 2

In zones 6 and northward, the most common is Fescue, Bluegrass or a combination of the two. These are perennial grasses. If you have the resources, consider having the area aerated (they remove thousands of small plugs of dirt leaving holes in the ground) and then add a layer of soil dressing (ultra fine woodmulch, almost the consistency of sawdust) to enrich the soil. Then overseed.

The good news is that crabgrass is an annual. Use a pre-emergent in March to keep the crabgrass seed from sprouting. (Just about every fertilizer sold in the spring has a "Crabgrass Preventer" included... Scotts, Vigoro, StaGreen, etc.) Then keep the yard watered and mown all summer to maintain a thick turf to further prevent crabgrass from getting a foothold.

Answer 3

I am not a lawn fan, if I owned a house I would plant all trees and shrubs. However, I would use Tri-Plex Rye, it is perennial and tolerates traffic. By using three types of rye you can avoid disease problems. Avoid Bluegrass (poa) at all costs. It is disease prone. If you don't want to water mix in some fescue. I would also add some clover. Purists don't like clover in the lawn, however it is a legume. This means it will take nitrogen from the air and fix it to the soil. Good luck.

Answer 4

ck with Agway