The Grass Doctor

I have some bare spots in my lawn that need to be re-seeded. What tpye of grass seed should I use?

What type of seed should I use so that the neww grass blends in with the old grass and what time of year is best for doing this? Thanks.

Public Comments

1. I would suggest the same type of grass you have now. If you are not sure of the types, i would searh google. Kentucky blue grass is popular, but it looks odd when you have 2 different types.
2. It depends upon sun or shade. http://www.ehow.com/how_118284_troubleshoot-brown-spots.html
3. i say match the rest of the yard
4. take out the old grass and plant new grass seeds. i know that there are diferent types of grass seeds that you can buy do the research and you will find the best that you can for your lawn.
5. The type of grass is really up to you and the type of claimant you live in. If your lawn is relatively healthy, and you have small patches that you'd like to fill in, then you're probably going to want to use the same kind of grass as the rest of your lawn. The good news is you don't have to know what kind of grass the rest of your lawn is, and you should have a fairly steady supply of seed already available. If you let your lawn grow for say 2 maybe 3 weeks, you'll see taller thinner grass growing (light green in colour, but will look similar to wheat, though smaller). That's probably your best source of seed, because it's from the grass growing in the area and is conditioned to the soil already. Then just use a mulching blade in your lawn mower, when you're done instead of throwing your clippings away use them to seed your patches. Just water the patches fairly well before you put the clippings over them, and keep them damp for about a week or so. Shortly there after you should start to see grass coming in. Hope this helps.
6. Along with knowing is it in shade or sun you also need to know if i will be a high traffic in that area( traffic meaning wear and tear on that area such as walking, playing.You also need to know the zone area you live in. the most common grass seed is Kentucky -31 fescue.