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 An Excellent Way to Introduce
New Robust Cultivars of Grass to Your Lawn!
Slitseeding is accomplished with a machine that slices
rows into your lawn and drops seed into the slits. The knives are designed
to slice into the lawn rather than rip out thatch. This reduces the
damage to the lawn, leaving the lawn relatively undamaged. There is
still a small amount of thatch kicked up, but it is minimal compared
to what dethatcher create.
Here's a few things to know about our professional
slit seeding service.
 We
only use premium certified grass seed.
The seed
is customized to your requirements in order to address problems like
disease, insects or poor color.
We
strongly recommend a double aeration prior to the slit seeding. This
helps break up any thatch layer, reduce soil compaction
and the cores of soils act like a topdressing when they
are smashed up by the the slit seeder knifes.
Starter
fertilzers are applied to ensure fast root establishment of the
newly germinated seeds.
We
also recommend our Organics Plus Topdressing to
further enhance seed establishment.
The topdress supplies
a broad range of micronutrients and also acts as a mulch. To
learn more about our topdressing, click here.
What is Overseeding?
Over seeding is very similar
to slit seeding. The difference is that over seeding involves broadcasting
the seed with a rotary spreader as opposed to dropping it with a
slitseeder. Over seeding alone is not as effective as slit seeding,
but can be if it is followed up with a power
rake.
What to Do To Ensure Good Seed Establishment
Maintain
good soil moisture for the first four weeks.
It's important to keep the soil moist because the tiny roots of the
newly germinated grass seeds are shallow and they can quickly dry
out and die. This means watering the newly seeded areas lightly each
morning. After four weeks the lawn can be watered like a mature lawn.
For more information on watering click here.
Wait until the lawn is
to 1/3 higher than you normally mow before cutting. Ensure that your mower blade
is sharp and only mow when the lawn is dry.
Be gentle for the first
few mowings.
Take corners
carefully and mow before watering (when the soil is relatively
dry). Mowing a lawn that has wet soil can compact the soil
and inhibit proper root estalishment. Walking a mower over
a soft wet soil can also rip roots and rut the soil.
Call Nutri-Lawn
Today
and Book a Slit Seeding or Over Seeding
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