Can I switch grass from my backyard to the front?

Question

I don't really care about my backyard's grass but it's really green and lush...my front yard however is the one I care more about and the grass is dying and I need to revive it before April 24....

It is possible that I can switch the grass around? Would it be faster than trying to revive it? Will it stay green once the front yard is replaced?

Answer 1

This one is easy. If you have the time to wait anyways... Buy a "plugger" from a garden center. It's a long-handled tool with a metal attachment on the bottom that is exactly 3" in diameter and about 6 inches deep. You simply "punch" this into your "bad" soil first, (to get a hole there) take that plug to your "lush" soil area, set it aside, get a "plug" from the lush area (to put into the bad area) and refill the hole with the plug from the bad area. Repeat procedure as long as you can physically stand it, and the good grass will start growing in the bad area! It will also grow back into the areas where you replaced it from the pretty parts. This process takes a couple of years though, good luck.

Answer 2

It would not be worth the time and money for you to do it. You would have to have to do pretty much like a sod farm does. A better idea is for you to go get a really good fertilizer and possibly overseed your yard. Is there a specific reason that you have to have it so quick. You didn't say where you live, but if you can tell me where your located I can give you some good varieties of grass that should begin to sprout before then. I know that alot of stores sell a "fast grass" variety, but they are not always the softest, best growing grasses. It's an option though. I think you should try to revive the grass that you have... you still have enough time.... and then overseed it to promote fresh growth. To overseed the best method is to spread it with a spreader and only put down about half the amount of grass recomended. You can email me if you would like me to give you a better method. Good luck with your lawn!

Answer 3

Yeah, but I wouldn't want to do it. You'd have to dig up the front and prepare a new bed...... then rent a sod cutter and cut the sod in back. But you'd have to set it deep to get more roots. Those rolls are heavy. Then put them up front, filling in between the rolls, then rolling the sod to make contact. Finally water daily to get the roots to knit to the soil below. IF you did it this weekend, you'd have about 7 weeks of growth for the new sod, plenty of time IF you did it right.

However, I go with the others in urging you to revamp the front. Perennial ryegrass........a good turf grass for cool and moderate climates.......not for southern climates......will germinate in about 10 days. You will need to make a good planting area by preparing the soil, putting down a starter fretilizer and keeping the lawn seed moist until it is up. Seven weeks may not be enough time for a lush lawn, but it should be better.

If it positively must be perfect, sod it. NOW!

Answer 4

You mean, to do a sod like transplant, from back to front?

I think it will be tricky, because you will have to dig down a good 4-5 inches or so to get all the roots and such intact. Then, you'll have to prepare the area out front with some good soil as a base and hope that your transplant takes hold. You'll also need to water it well.

If you're going to try that experiment, I'd say you either need to do it now in the early spring or wait until the fall.

Still, in my opinion, this won't work out the way you hope.

Answer 5

It will work but not like your thinking. After you replace it most of the time it turns brown from not enough water. It is probably in need of fertilizer. Put on some lime, nitrate, & water well in the mornings.

You can try rye seed if you need it to grow fast. This is a fall crop so I'm not sure what it will do in the heat of summer.

Answer 6

go to the hardware/Lowes or Home depot store and get a bag of lawn seed or fertilizer. that would be quicker than transplanting. but yes, you can transfer the back to the front except keep in mind that it may go into shock so you may have trouble with that as well.

Answer 7

depends when it buds!, I think!