[gonefishin]

I know that I was recommended to wait until the middle of next month to plant my grass, But my wife really wants grass in the yard before our daughters birthday party in September. So I'm going to have to start very soon...and keep things watered. Having an in-ground sprinkler system should help (I'm hoping)

My soil was compacted pretty bad so I rented a roto-tiller and tilled the back yard up.

I will be bringing a sample to my local seed place for testing to be done (to see if the soil needs anything).

I've got the beds defined with the dirt I had brought in (about 20yards), but I haven't got them cut in yet. I was going to rent the machine to cut in the beds before planting the grass, but now I'm thinking I should plant the grass first...let it get established then cut the bed edges in later.

Do I want to roll the tilled soil or just let the rain and elements naturally break things down enough to seed. Then after the grass gets established roll it out?

thanks,
dan

[ecoscapes]

If you really like fishing you should quit worrying about treating the crap out of your lawn cause it is only going to make the fishing worse! I don't get so called "outdoorsmen". If you knew anything about nature you would know that your want for a lawn that is the perfect is the enemy of you having good fishing. If you want a good lawn go to the nearest golf course and roll around on that.
I personally would rather have a nice lake or river than an intensively maintained lawn.

[gonefishin]

hehe lol


It's amazing what small children can require a father to do. First the pool (which is why I removed the grass) and now grass.

The darn beach ball get full of mud every time it's hit out of the pool. Guess who has to put their shoes on to get the muddy beach ball? Yep, dear ol' dad...and I wouldn't have it any other way (of course it would be nice if we had grass instead of mud...but other than that )

fishin' will have to take a back seat for a while


g'day,

dan