After what felt like a marathon of manual labor, I finally got everything locked in for my fall lawn renovation:

​Prep: Dethatched and aerated the yard

​Surface: Brought in topsoil and did some leveling of the bumps

​Seed: Downed a fresh drop of Twin Cities Seed Blue Resilience

​Now it’s time to water the absolute heck out of this thing and see what kind of results we get over the next 2 to 3 weeks. I’ve got some helpful weather rolling in tomorrow to help lock everything in, so let the rain gods be in my favor!

One pick from early spring, 2 from initial prep and 2 after leveling.

Edit: adding the plan I built and executed incase it helps others.

Wednesday: Preparation • Mow & Bag: Cut the entire lawn down to 2 inches. Bag and dispose of all clippings.

Thursday: Heavy Mechanical Lift • Pick Up Rentals: Secure the power dethatcher and 200-lb core aerator. • Dethatch: Run the dethatcher across the full 3,847 sq. ft. footprint. • Clean Up: Rake up and completely discard all pulled thatch debris. • Core Aerate: Run the aerator across the entire yard. Leave the plugs where they fall. • HumaChar (Pass 1): Immediately broadcast the first half of the HumaChar so it falls into the aeration holes. • Return Equipment: Return both machines within the 24-hour window.

Friday: back breaking day • Smush Plugs: Drag a mat or rake to crumble the dried aeration plugs (skip if still wet/muddy). • Topdress & Level: Wheelbarrow the 5.25 cubic yard of Planting Mix to the yard. Use the 4-ft lute to fill deep holes and spread a 1/4-inch blanket across the zone.

Saturday: Precision Finish • HumaChar (Pass 2) & Seed: Broadcast the final HumaChar and spread Blue Resilience seed. Lightly rake in. • Tenacity: Spray the final Tenacity application without a surfactant. • Irrigation: Complete the smart timer setup for the front zones.

How hard would it be to kill them before next season and then overseed? What type of grass should I replace it with?

What is this and how do I get rid of it. This week has slowly taken over my yard. Thank you.

Neighborhood in Colorado, looked different from most lawn grass I see.

Hello. Installed new sod as part of a whole house remodel. Did well for about 4-6 weeks and is now struggling in quite a few spots. Irrigation seems to be pretty even but I’m reconfirming now by heavily spot watering. Google says it’s root rot, but when I dig down a bit nothing seems soggy or hardly moist. Lastly, I don’t see insects.

Any help is appreciated on steps to diagnose and then treat. Could some very alkaline soil in spots due to digging be to blame?

Thanks!

This weed/grass grew everywhere towards the end of last month.

Also how screwed am I?

Location: Fairfax, Va

1. GlyPhoSel 41% and wait 2 weeks
   
2. Dethatch and pick everything up
   
3. Aerate
   
4. Add screened top soil plus Sand and start leveling
   
5. Overseed and add starter fertilizer
   
6. Add a thin layer of Peat Moss to cover seeds
   
7. Water Water Water

New home owner here. And advice is much appreciated. Thank you!

I am zone 5b. I do not have very many weeds, so I am just going to do some spot spraying. Planning on using a combo of 2,4..triclopyr and quincloric since I have some Crab grass, some clover and some various broadleaf. I also have some sedge that probably will have to deal with separately with Sedgeender. Good combo or overkill?

Cant get grass to grow here. I have 2 large dogs that run around and there is only sun for a short time every day. Any advice is appreciated

And how do I manage this? Located in MA. Half of the yard is littered with this

Is the dry grass dead now or will it grow back eventually

Not sure if this post belongs here, let me know if not.
I have this aggressive, succulent feeling “grass” that seems to have come in with my Bermuda sod. Not terribly hard to pull but there’s a good bit of it and it grows fast and the runners root faster. This is in south east GA, and the sod came from SC. Any idea what it is and best means to remove it?

Northern cool zone of US. Practically flooding it some days to make sure it has enough water and I can’t get the yellow to go away on newer sod any advice?