In reply to Louise.

I would try to pull as many weeds as you can leading up to the fall, and then overseed and water it then (hopefully with fewer weeds the grass seed will do well and fill things in ).

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In reply to Callie.

It might just still be a bit dormant so we’d give it a few more days (maybe up to 12) with some water before reseeding. It it gets cool it takes longer, so it might be about to sprout! Good luck!

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We moved into our first house last fall and I’ve been looving your blog as we have redone most of the inside. So this spring we are turning to the lawn which looked sooo bad last year. Worst lawn for blocks around (we got a steal on the house though!). I got Scott’s fertilizer and seeds, and raked everything up to get down to dirt, roughed it up, even used a hand-held aerator to try to rough up the ground more. It’s been a week now and no green sprouts :( Perhaps I didn’t water enough? After reading this (I love that you used Scott’s too! Hurray I’m on the right track ;) ) I am wondering if I should overseed again and then water like crazy. We’ve had some 70+deg days already so maybe some seeds got burnt.

Also, our lawn is really shady because we have a lot of trees (almost as crazy as your “before” lawn, but not quite) – I’m wondering if the grass will have a hard time growing because of all the shade. Thoughts?

In reply to Ashley.

Great idea to do different zones at a time! And as for the best time to seed, spring and fall generally are the prime times. Just read the directions on your seed bag for exact temperature guides. Hope it helps!

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