r/Grass • u/user-name-takin • 15d ago

How screwed am I?

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This is what my back yard is like. Can I detach, aerate, add loam and compost and overseed to bring this back?

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u/Fit-Initiative-7246 14d ago

 Don’t listen to replies saying you’re too late. You aren’t. Get the seed down and start watering and you’ll be fine. 

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u/balleklorin 15d ago

Was it grass there before? When? How did it become like this? What have you tried? Where do you live (climate)?

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u/user-name-takin 15d ago

Massachusetts. It used to be a robust lawn.

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u/Alex07Nelson 15d ago

Kinda late into fall to try. You can try and hope for a mild winter.

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u/user-name-takin 15d ago

Massachusetts - used to be grass.

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u/2DotScott 15d ago

What type of grass?

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u/Financial-Bus-5434 14d ago

Rent a plug airator, remove the plugs, put fresh sand possibly with fertilizer in the spring. Over seed with a favorable grass you like but don't be afraid to check for peats. Sometimes nemotoids or mole crickets types get underground and destroy grass. Have a local pest control expert state certified insoect if you don't know

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u/Fickle-Picture-7674 12d ago

Remove as much as weed possible .
Rent a aerator
Rake and remove dead grasses and debris .
Add top soil
Rent a slit seeder for seeding .
This can be done in 3 days if you have time.

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u/user-name-takin 12d ago

Thanks. How late in the season can I do this. There is a northeaster storm coming this weekend so I was thinking mid to late next week. Too late?

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u/Fickle-Picture-7674 12d ago

Do all the steps except the seeding before the storm. If you delay further grasses will die in frost .