No, not that kind of grass, silly! :P
This kind of grass!
Over the past 11 years that we’ve owned our home, we’ve made several failed attempts to fill a lot of bald spots in the yard. This year, me and my new :growit: (green thumb) have finally got it all figured out.
The grass pictured above is seed that I put down last Sunday. We saw growth in just 4 days, folks. Now that’s fast. This is day 5, and it’s over an inch long. I know you’re all just dying to know my secret, right? Well just pretend you are, because I’m going to tell you anyway.
The dirt in the bare spot needs to be raked over, just a bit - I didn’t go very deep, maybe just 1/4 or 1/2 inch. I spread a nice layer of Miracle-Gro potting soil (the moisture control is good, too) over the area - then put down some generic fast growing grass seed - unless you want the special stuff, that will probably grow quickly too, but you can always seed the good stuff in the fall. Over the grass seed, spread a nice thin layer of Miracle-Gro again, then keep it really well saturated. Water in the morning and at night, and any time you notice the Miracle-Gro has dried out.
We had a torrential rainfall on Tuesday night that washed much of the Miracle-Grow and seed both in a pile at the end of the area that I seeded. I gently raked it, spreading it back to its original spot, and added more soil and a little more seed, then drenched it all again. It’s all filling in and I’m excited to see so many bare patches filling in with bright green grass!
And there you have it. Now go, sow some grass. Your bare summer feet will be very happy, because baby grass is very soft, and it tickles.
Stay tuned in your feedreader!
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8 Comments on “How To Grow Grass, Fast!”
I can’t believe you have had almost 10,000 comments on your website (banner at the top of your page). That’s amazing. I’m fairly new, and I thought 50 comments was magnificent. How long have you been blogging?
And I especially love the smell of grass after being freshly mowed. I’ll keep this in mind when I move to a house in future!
i came back to see if the lawn has grown, looks about the same to me…. hehe
Your entry is extremely timely, as I was staring at a couple of bald spots on our lawn today and wondering what I should do about them. Thanks so much!
(And good to e-see you again. I’ve been super-busy because of an insane work schedule - I finally quit my old job last month - and as a result have been a really bad blog reader of late. I’m slowly starting to get back to my fave reads.)
Hi Olivia - You should find out what zone your in and plant as you would any spring seeds. :)
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your info made it so i could take a 
pill.
Hi Leanne,
I do NOT have a green thumb unfortunately so I’m browsing the website for some tips and wanted to see if you can help me with my problem. :)
I live in an apartment with a dog and in my balcony, there is a small rectangle area in the concrete that has been filled with dirt when I moved in. I thought it’d be perfect to put grass there to make it look nice and allow my dog to use it as well. I’ve tried putting sod in it, but it keeps on dying on me. Should I toss the dirt out (there’s some weird stuff in it) and replace it or what? Should I just put some kind of fertilizer on top of the dirt and plant some seeds or try again with sod? This area also doesn’t get much sun so that may be a problem but I’ve read that you some grasses can thrive in shade. Any advice would be great!
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