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#309377 - 24/04/2008 01:25 Dead, dead, dead
msaeger carpal tunnel Registered: 23/09/2000 Posts: 3608 Loc: Minnetonka, MN	My entire front lawn is dead. Last year I got the grass filled in and none of it survived the winter it's all gray. Anyone have any experience with this ? Like can I just till it all in or do I need to remove the dead grass first ? I think I need to till it like crazy and add a ton of compost the dirt is very hard. I should probably do some kind of soil test too I guess. It is annoying to see grass growing in the ditches with no help and it won't grow in front of my house. _________________________ Matt
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#309378 - 24/04/2008 01:35 Re: Dead, dead, dead [Re: msaeger]
jimhogan carpal tunnel Registered: 06/10/1999 Posts: 2591 Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.	Originally Posted By: msaeger My entire front lawn is dead. Last year I got the grass filled in and none of it survived the winter it's all gray. Anyone have any experience with this ? Like can I just till it all in or do I need to remove the dead grass first ? I think I need to till it like crazy and add a ton of compost the dirt is very hard. I should probably do some kind of soil test too I guess. It is annoying to see grass growing in the ditches with no help and it won't grow in front of my house. Robert Duvall with a few buds in a Huey. Works every time. _________________________ Jim 'Tis the exceptional fellow who lies awake at night thinking of his successes.
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#309387 - 24/04/2008 11:34 Re: Dead, dead, dead [Re: jimhogan]
DWallach carpal tunnel Registered: 30/04/2000 Posts: 3810	It's possible that you've got something like Kentucky Bluegrass (which is a standard for commercial sod), which isn't exactly native to Minnesota. What you might want to investigate is getting a "native" grass. Not that I have any idea what that means, but it might be worth the trouble.
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#309419 - 24/04/2008 20:31 Re: Dead, dead, dead [Re: DWallach]
msaeger carpal tunnel Registered: 23/09/2000 Posts: 3608 Loc: Minnetonka, MN	I have been looking on the U of M website for something else to plant for ground cover. I planted it from seed last spring and bought the seed locally I don't remember what was in the blend but I do remember they all had the same varieties in them. _________________________ Matt
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#309421 - 24/04/2008 20:55 Re: Dead, dead, dead [Re: msaeger]
lectric pooh-bah Registered: 20/01/2002 Posts: 2085 Loc: New Orleans, LA	Here ya go. Solve it for good. Or at least 8 years.
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#309425 - 24/04/2008 21:41 Re: Dead, dead, dead [Re: lectric]
msaeger carpal tunnel Registered: 23/09/2000 Posts: 3608 Loc: Minnetonka, MN	I actually looked at that last spring I wonder how it would survive the winter. I just need lots of planting beds and pavers _________________________ Matt
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#309426 - 24/04/2008 22:23 Re: Dead, dead, dead [Re: msaeger]
lectric pooh-bah Registered: 20/01/2002 Posts: 2085 Loc: New Orleans, LA	I would imagine far better than natural grass. I dunno. I guess they'd have to tell you how frozen it could get with no ill effects.
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#309429 - 24/04/2008 22:44 Re: Dead, dead, dead [Re: lectric]
msaeger carpal tunnel Registered: 23/09/2000 Posts: 3608 Loc: Minnetonka, MN	Yeah defiantly in my case _________________________ Matt
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