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Improving Your Lawn?s Appearance in the Dead Zones

Posted on July 6, 2010
Filed Under Home Improvement |

Every lawn seems to have dead zones. We?re talking about those areas in which grass just doesn?t seem willing to grow. While everything else is lush and green, your brown dead zones stand out as eyesores.

Here?s the interesting part about it. Even though they?re hated and extremely common, they?re not that hard to fix. You can get rid of your dead spots easily with a three-step plan.

First, loosen up the soil in the area. The grass isn?t going to root itself properly in hard earth. Just take a rake and bust it up a bit. Get it loose,

Second, seed the area. Use the right seed, too. You don?t want to just dump any old grass seed in the mix. You want to match the rest of your yard as carefully as you can, but you should try to use a special formulation of the seed designed for extra water absorbency. Once your seeds are in place, cover them with some high-quality potting soil.

Third, water them regularly. You want to keep those seeds moist to encourage germination and root growth.

After that, there?s very little to do. The grass will grow and eventually, it will cover that dead zone with the same gorgeous green featured throughout the rest of your lawn.

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