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| One week |
Mike prepped the whole area by leveling out the existing dirt, ordering top soil, and spreading the seed starter. Once all the prep work was done he spread the grass seed and covered it with some peat moss (which helps the seeds stay moist) and then all that’s left is for us to keep the soil damp and watch and wait.
That happened about a month ago, and then unfortunately the weather turned and the poor little baby grass has been struggling to thrive in the chilly weather ever since.
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| Four weeks |
If we had been able to seed just two weeks earlier I think the pictures would show a much bigger difference, but it’s still pretty exciting to see the baby grass poking through the soil a little more everyday.
I walked out to rake the front lawn a couple days ago and the bright green baby grass spreading over the side yard caught me a little by surprise. I can’t wait to see what it looks like in the spring!
As people that have experience both with laying sod and spreading grass seed, the jury is still out on which is better. Obviously laying sod is more expensive, but when you spread grass seed you don’t get the same instant gratification, and does the price difference really make it worth it? Both methods take about the same amount of work, just the prep is different.
Have you laid sod or planted grass seed? Which do you think is better?
11 Responses to baby grass and a yard update
Our dog digs in our yard, so I feel like we plant grass seed every year.. It looks great!
I have never attempted to lay sod, only grass seed, so I can't say which is better. I absolutely LOVE your family photo! Amazing!
Your grass is coming in so nicely! And your space is so big! I really like how it is coming together, thank you for sharing!
Amazing post dear! You have a wonderful blog:)
What about following each other on Instagram, bloglovin, Twitter?.. 🙂
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The colors are SO pretty!!
Ugh, we're having that issue with the deer right now… my husband spent all this time smoothing out the soil first, and now the deer have made divots all over the place.
Aww, thanks. 🙂
We have a big lot. It's 1/3 acre, which doesn't sound like much, but it is plenty for us right now. Lots of room for the kiddos to run us ragged. 🙂
I know, new grass is SO bright green!
Thank you for your kind comment Irene. I followed you on G+. 🙂
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