How to determine the best grass seed?
Had a total dig up of the back yard for thermal heating so there is no grass left in 1/2 of the yard. Have someone set for spring to grate the dirt and do fill but want to have a great grass. There is no shade on the area and little extra water as there is a well on the property. Any idea? Thanks
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I would check with a local landscaping service/garden nursery as to what works for your area. As long as you are basically starting over you do have the prime opportunity to get a great lawn that should look good for years to come! Getting the right dirt in, the right amount of dirt, fertilizers, and grass seed is a big task! It's a lot of hard work if you want to do some raking and shoveling dirt yourself to save some money. We had to redo our huge back yard one year because it had been dug up for a new septic system and we also tore down a garage and replaced it. The yard and lawn was a disaster. It did take about 2 years for everything to look good and established--like nothing had ever happened, some more reseeding, some more fertilizing, and letting the ground settle after a winters worth of snow. I don't know how big of an area you need to do but you might check into sod. Sod would look good faster!
I would look at indigenous plants, gravel paths, big rocks and hardscaping that can handle the lack of water and water just the food garden and some fruit trees.
I get really tired of the viscious circle of grass that I can’t eat and costs me money to keep it alive in the summer. Not to mention it takes me 3 hours to mow it, lol.
Thanks so much!