After spending (wasting) $400 with TruGreen, I decided to take the project on my own. After spending 2 days online, I realized the amount of effort and work required to repair the lawn. But, I decided to take a crack at it.
Steps to Fix the Lawn
After watching few DIY project videos from Lawn Care experts, this is what I would need to do to repair my lawn
- Dethatch using garden rake
- Remove the thatch
- Pull the weeds out
- Again use Rake the ground loosen up the soil
- Apply Lawn seeding soil
- Apply Tall Fescue Grass seeds
- Mix the seeds with soil ( using same rake)
- Water the lawn regularly ( atleast twice daily)
Above 8 steps doesn’t take lot of time, but I need to fix about 3500 sq ft of brown spots and lawn weeds.
So, I made few phone calls to Landscape suppliers to find about amount of soil required to cover 3500 Sq Ft of area with 1 inch thick. I found out some good and bad news. More details in next article. My ultimate aim to get lush green looking lawn.
Update 1 - Well, after 6 months of good lush green lawn, things are back to messy, patchy brown spots (as of July 2011).
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