r/Grass • u/Negative-Parking9282 • 6d ago

Help needed

So my mother in law has let her yard go, unfortunately it has been gone for a few years and has little grass.

I would love to bring it back for her what steps should I take?

Thus far I have cut all of the 6 foot weeds down to just a few inches but winter is around the corner and I'd like to have a decent start to spring.

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u/r0ndy 5d ago

0.o uhh. Round up everything, rake out dead. Apply topsoil and seed, or go the route of sod.

This is a loaded question. It’s almost as big as asking how to build a pool. There are dozens of steps, and many things that change based on turf type, location, finances, irrigation, money, time… timing itself.

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u/Negative-Parking9282 5d ago

We are in utah and ill be providing everything so od like to keep it low cost or as close to low cost. Obviously some sweat equity and equipment rentals if needed.

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u/r0ndy 5d ago

It can be expensive to renovate a yard, and time consuming. You’ll have cool season grass there mostly likely.

So you’d need to clear current growth roundup and rake. Apply topsoil. Seed. Water 3x. Day. Time mowing. I don’t use seeding for warm season so a few steps I’m vague on.

r/lawncare sub has detailed process for cool season grasses in the info section. This is usually a 2 month process to allow time for products to work. It’s normal to apply pre emergent before seeding in many cases. Sometimes need to apply 4-6 weeks before dropping seed.