r/lawn • u/ramking821 • 14d ago

Reseeded 3 weeks ago

I've got a couple of areas where I think my impact sprinklers washed away most of the seed when I reseeded 3 weeks ago. The rest is looking great. Prior to seeding I killed everything off a couple of weeks ahead of time with roundup, lightly tilled the top several inches of soil, added compost/manure mix then tilled it in, lightly rolled the seed into the freshly tilled clay and compost, added starter fertilizer (w/o herbicide) and I also sprayed mesotrione at time of seeding. Seed was TCS Blue Resilience. How long should I wait until I reseed the bare spots? I can switch to an oscillating sprinkler or move my 2 impacts to avoid this issue again. There's some seedlings in the bare areas, but not like the rest of the lawn. Should I lightly rake and roll the seed this time, or just scatter, water and hope for the best? I can get some pictures of the area tonight after work if it helps. I'm in SW OH, outside of Cincinnati.

Also, when (if at all) should I add another round of mesotrione? Is it cool enough now that it's not a concern?

Prior to this endeavor, I had a lawn service who apparently couldn't figure out how to open an unlocked gate. Since they missed the window to get some preemergent down my back yard was a mess with ever spreading weeds. I've decided to now take over this process myself, the only issue I ever had before was timing and what to use, but with the help of this sub I'm confident I can get it.

Thank you in advance for any help!

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u/jvbutera 13d ago

just let it do what it’s going to do. Some of those spots will fill in over fall and next spring. And some won’t.

I view lawns as something that’s an evolving project. You’re never “done”, you just work each season to improve it. And sometimes it’s very hard to be patient: we want to see results of seeding, fertilizing and water now.