Comments on: How To Grow Grass, Fast!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 21:52:56 +0000

The before pic looks like my yard rite now, and I hate it!!! I am gonna try this and hopefully get some grass growing!

By: Madge

Madge — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:33 +0000

Wow, your yard looks great, I’m in the process of restoring my lawn, I can’t believe how many people misread your article, what is wrong with people, I read the whole thing and understood exactly, Keep up the good work, lawns take a while but are so worth it.

By: schrodinger

schrodinger — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:59:54 +0000

Whee! I just planted some grass seed on July 4– the hot part of our Texas summer– and our soil is the heavy black gumbo clay that’s prevalent all over North Texas. I started with a surface that was virtually concrete, so hard that I couldn’t even jam a screwdriver down more than 1/4″. Even a rototiller would just bounce along the surface, it was that hard. I had to water , till it by hand with a tilling fork, water some more, till some more, mix in a lot of compost and fertilizer, then level it all off. Meanwhile, I had to apply for a variance from the city so I could water more than just twice a week on certain assigned days. Once that was approved, I laid out the seed and a bit more fertilizer… watered a couple of times every day as the soil surface started to get dry… and today is Day 4 (the seeding day being Day 0). I now have the beginnings of growth, like the first appearance of a beard on a teenage boy. :greenthumb: Oh, I know that I’ll probably have to overseed again in the fall to catch the inevitable thin spots. But considering that I had literally ZERO grass in that area, and what kind of soil and deep shade I had to work with, plus the hot Texas summer weather, among other things, I’m quite pleased with how things are progressing so far. I only wish that I could have simply done the Miracle-Gro technique, but given the type of soil and the deplorable hardpan conditions I had to deal with… it needed far more work. Oh, and I grew up in Illinois so I’m well aware of the differences! It’s been said that the soil in the Chicago area is so rich and fertile that one could spit on the ground and a human would grow. I agree!! :rofl:

By: susan

susan — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:37:38 +0000

Never in my life have i ever seen so many ignprant people!! You clearly came to this blog to get tips on how to grow grass same as i did !!!! if you read the blog it clearly states that the pictures where taken in different years… is it beyong your comprehension that people do home remodeling?? if you notice the house on the left which would be her house has the same shape and same gutters it looks like the house maybe have a difference in color but that could be shade or camera issues… point is you came here for tips on how to grow grass not pic apart every change the neighbor made to her house stop being disrepectful j/o and grow up!! If you dont like what you see go to another web site… imagine that!”

By: her

her — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:04:03 +0000

I came across this site searching for a lawn cure.
thank god i found this one. after reading all the negative comments I tried this and let me tell you it works,it a cheap way to grow grass from seed fast. Was having a problem getting grass to grow on clay soil tried something else before this wasted all that money. Tried this 2 weeks ago and let me tell yall, seen germination in 10 days and now grass is 2-3 inches high in 2 weeks. People want to know how did i get grass to grow because they knew nothing for years would grow there. all i can say is WOOW thanks thanks thanks

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:10:39 +0000

Leanne,
Good post, I’m going to try your method since it makes alot of sense. Too bad some folks with lack of attention to detail add frustration to your blog. Ignore them, hopefully they’ll go away.

By: Leanne

Leanne — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:01:20 +0000

Laird,

I am very sorry that you didn’t read my post in its entirety. Please see the text in italics beneath the word “AFTER” (right above the “AFTER” photo.) And you are welcome to google cache it if you think I just added it. So funny how some people think I’m BSing, I have no reason to. I just went out to the back yard and took a couple of photos. One before, and one after. Simple as that. It’s my yard. My website. My blog. I have no reason to lie. Neighbor took pretty much all of their trees down, added a room to their house, a flood light and a door to annoy the crap out of us while we sleep. We planted stuff, relocated it, changed it since I took the photo, even. Grow grass, don’t grow grass. I did, that’s how I did it, and there you go. Have a great day!

By: Laird

Laird — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:38:25 +0000

I call BS. The tree’s removed and the privacy fence are believable. But it’s convenient how you didn’t mention Your neighbors addition on the back of their home or the fact that their roof line has completely changed. Nice try…

By: uzair ahmad

uzair ahmad — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:55:59 +0000

i am planning to replant my ugly, emty(almost) lawn this week.your blog helped me alot