Rather than having to till up the entire lawn or topdress it after seeding a power seeder allows you to inject the seeds right into the soil.
Power seeding a lawn.
Before overseeding your thin lawn cut your grass shorter than normal and bag the clippings.
Power seeding is efficient and delivers more timely results in terms of germination and new grass.
For a simple all in one approach to a thicker lawn you can put your lawn on the fast track with.
We suggest power seeding lawn areas that are completely dead or bare spots in the lawn.
Mow your lawn so that the grass sits above the soil line.
A power seeder or slit seeder makes short work of spreading grass seed over an entire lawn.
26 heat treated blades spaced a narrow 1 5 inches apart provide thicker seed coverage in a single pass.
How to overseed a lawn 1.
After mowing rake the lawn to help loosen the top layer of soil and remove any dead grass and debris.
Run the slice seeder back and forth across the lawn in slightly overlapping passes.
Covered metal seed box with metal seed paddle agitator improves mix and dispersal of seed.
A simple weekday lawn maintenance schedule can keep your lawn lush and your weekends free.
Single pin quick removal seed hopper allows you to empty the hopper of seed with ease.
Be careful not to miss any spots.
After seeding the entire yard run the slice seeder around the perimeter of the lawn to catch any areas you may have missed.
Next use a thatch rake or power rake to remove any thatch you find.
A power seeder also equally spaces out your seeds so you can be assured that a healthy thick and uniform lawn will grow in.
Because power seeding is more expensive than aeration and over seeding this practice is not ideal for seeding entire commercial properties.
This will let the grass seed get enough sunlight and make good contact with the soil.
As always our lawn experts can help you decide what will be the best method for revitalizing your grass and with our state of the art turf tamer power seeder we can get your.
Return to regular maintenance.
Keep your newly revived lawn looking its best with a regular comprehensive maintenance plan that includes diligent watering best mowing practices and proactive overseeding.
Set the gauge on the seeder to drop the correct amount of seed.
This will give the grass seed easy access to the soil so it can root more easily after germinating.
Ideally it should be an inch to an inch and a half.
Blades have cutting edges on both ends for double the blade life.
A power seeder is useful when overseeding or renovating a home lawn.
Slit seeders operate much in the same.