Question by inoffensive nickname: Patchwork lawn?
We built a house in northern IL two years ago, and this is our first summer in this house with a full lawn. Our first summer, when the lawn was coming in, the builder suggested we patch holes with seed from the original landscaper, but we didn’t really like the patchy, dry looking lawn that was starting to come in, so we resorted to another local company to get more seed in a mix that’s more compatible (we believe) with this area. (This is our third lawn we’ve installed, but with the previous two being fully installed by us, not started by a landscaper.) Unfortunately, now where the original landscaper’s seed went in, our lawn is a much duller, almost yellowish green. Where we planted our own seed, the lawn is much more lush and deeper green than what the original landscaper planted so our lawn looks like patchwork dark green and a paler, dryer looking green. Is there any way to even out the lawn color? We’ve been adamant about watering and fertilizing ALL of the lawn.
I’m not sure of the blend of the original landscaper’s seed, but it seems to have more rye than bluegrass. The blend we used to patch has much more bluegrass than rye.
Best answer:
Answer by Paul
roto till the dull section and replace with the new seed
What do you think? Answer below!
No need to till up the lawn.
Over seed the lawn. Buy some grass seed and sprinkle it over the lighter patches. Then keep the lawn damp. The new grass seed will come up and blend in the old giving the lawn a an even color.
I did this on two different lawns, works just fine.