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How to Grow Grass
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by Brian Stegall
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Step 1 of 12
start by picking out all of the weeds from the yard by hand trying to remove all of the roots.

start by picking out all of the weeds from the yard by hand trying to remove all of the roots.

Step 2 of 12
till the ground so the soil is loose about 4 to 6 inches deep. I used a pick axe to till.

till the ground so the soil is loose about 4 to 6 inches deep. I used a pick axe to till.

Step 3 of 12

use a shovel or something to push the dirt around and even out your yard so it isn't all dippy.

Step 4 of 12

go through and pick out any left over roots and rocks from the soil.

Step 5 of 12
spread the seeds over the soil.

spread the seeds over the soil.

Step 6 of 12

walk over the seeds to press them down in to the soil.

Step 7 of 12

water the grass every day to keep consistently moist for the first week.

Step 8 of 12

water every other day, or when the soil begins looking too dry during the second week.

Step 9 of 12
your grass will begin to emerge by the end of week 2. look at it go!

your grass will begin to emerge by the end of week 2. look at it go!

Step 10 of 12
by the end of week 3 it will look a little bit like this.

by the end of week 3 it will look a little bit like this.

Step 11 of 12

if it is growing in patchy, don't fret! the grass will eventually spread on its own to fill your entire yard.

Step 12 of 12

it can take months before your yard fills in perfectly. be sure not to walk on it for at least 2 months so the roots can take hold.

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Brian Stegall

Daniel, I have never used the shoes with the spikes. I could see where that would be helpful though, as it would push the seeds deeper in to the soil.

Brian Stegall (author) last year

Brian Stegall

georgio... we got seed to plant "festuca rubra". I am not sure where it came from. one of Jessica's coworkers picked it up for us. we chose it because it is a no cut grass that stops growing after gets to be about a foot long.

Brian Stegall (author) last year

Daniel Raffel

Have you ever aerated the soil with the shoes with spikes? Does that help? I'm always amazed how fast grass grows.

Daniel Raffel last year

George Murray

Great guide! Where did you buy your seed and what kind did you get?

George Murray last year

some tilling device

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