I overseed in fall and spring. I wish I didn't need to...

...because as most people will tell you, often spring seeding does not establish roots deep enough to survive extreme summer temperatures. Unfortunately, our back yard gets a lot of shade and thins quickly, so if I don't overseed every ~6 months, things look pretty sparse by the following fall. We've had some trees removed in the past 18 months which has helped, so I'm hoping I can cut back to only overseeing in the fall soon.

If you're just patching bare spots, you should be able to keep those watered enough to survive the summer.

In response to this post by Hokie Golfer

Posted: 04/14/2021 at 4:22PM

Anyone else trying to take advantage of the cooler temperature and plant -- Hokie Golfer 04/14/2021 3:04PM

Spring just isn't a good time at all to plant grass. -- hokiehunter07 04/15/2021 09:36AM

I did in spots.. I saw some rogue grass in front yard and killed it-> -- HOKIERIT 04/14/2021 6:29PM

I have the same problem in my front yard. -- MP4VT2004 04/14/2021 7:31PM

I do still use them. Bruce's son Tyler now runs the business-> -- HOKIERIT 04/14/2021 7:58PM

Spring is THE worst time to plant grass seed of any kind.** -- PhotoHokieNC 04/14/2021 4:42PM

I overseed in fall and spring. I wish I didn't need to... -- MP4VT2004 04/14/2021 4:22PM

Yeah..and remember, MP4VT, if you find you have Poa Triv-> -- HOKIERIT 04/14/2021 8:14PM

It will grown now, but will it survive the summer -- turkeywinghokie 04/14/2021 3:57PM

Don't get caught ** -- bigbadbird 04/14/2021 3:25PM

...you can have up to four plants per household ** -- chumley 04/14/2021 3:24PM

I overseed in fall and spring. I wish I didn't need to...

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