HELP I have a 900 sq ft of dirt?

Question

It was covered with decorative white stone and i hated it so i picked up all the stone the dirt is nice a healthy now i want grass how do i go about itt the right way sod is to expensive

Answer 1

I had this same problem just under two years ago. Had a front yard that was nothing but bare dirt, and could not afford sod. As the other two posters suggested, we planted seed and kept them watered well so that the seeds would germinate and grow. My hubby got advice on the seeds from the local garden supply store.

In the meantime, we found a friend with a huge yard of St. Augustine grass. After asking permission, we started looking for St. Augustine "runners" around the edge of the house, near fences, etc. Some of these runners can be two or three feet long. We pulled them up (it doesn't hurt the original lawn) and buried them about 1-2 inches deep in our own yard. We kept them watered well until they took root. This is a long process, as St. Augustine is slow growing, but our yard now looks very nice and is almost filled in completely. Best of all, it was free, except for our own labor.

Answer 2

You'll need to get the oxygen back into the soil, so turn the soil...fluff it up. Also add a starter fertilizer that has the higher phosphorus content and slower release nitrogen.

Have you priced out the sod? If you want to go with seed, ideally you'd wait until it cools off a bit.......if you are in the hottest part of the summer. Still, if you can keep the seed bed moist until the grass is well established, it can be done now.

Purchase a seed that has the highest % pure seed. The cheaper seeds have more weed seed in them. You don't need that.

Once you have the seed down, you'll have to go over it with an empty roller to push the seed onto the soil. Then start watering but don't wash the seed away. Be gentle.

First year it doesn't look real good, but give it time to fill in.

Answer 3

Get grass seed from the store and spread them according to the package. Water frequently until the grass begins to grow. Baby it until it blends in. Read the grass seed package.