The Grass Doctor

I've pulled my weeds. Now what do i do?

I purchased a weed puller device to pull out my weeds out of my lawn. Now that they have been removed i have several holes in the ground. But i ask you, what is the best next step for me, so as to get ot my ultimte goal of a very green, very healthy lawn? I putchased 2bags of Scotts' Turf Builder Pro Lawn Fertilizer and Weed Control. It mentions on the bag to use on early morning due to the dew. My plan is now that the weeds have been pulled: 1. Use the Scott's Turf Builder Pro bags to spread onto lawn in the morning 2. Go in with top-soil to fill in the holes i made. 3. Allow several weeks to pass (according to the bags instructions) 4. Start putting in lawn seeds all over the grass Is this approach good? Thanks for ALL your help

Public Comments

1. Sounds like you are on the right track! The only thing I would add is: "One of the disadvantages of renovating by seeding a new lawn over existing dead turf is that it is difficult to upgrade the soil as well. Taking time to aerate the soil with a lawn core aerator after you have raked up all the debris and before spreading seed will introduce more air into it. This greatly improves the soil’s quality and reduces compaction so the new grass roots can penetrate it easily. Don’t rake up the cores. Just leave them to break down in the rain. Increase the fertility and texture of the soil by sprinkling some seed starting fertilizer and/or a ½ inch layer of Canadian sphagnum peat moss over the turf as a topdressing before sowing the grass seed. If you have already aerated they will fall down into the air holes and mix with the existing soil." Happy Yardening!