Making Your Grass Thicker in Southern Minnesota

After a Southern Minnesota winter, is your grass thin and less than desirable?  Here are some tips on making your Grass thicker in Southern Minnesota from the Ace Expert Lou.

Your lawn can look “professionally kept” without your checkbook looking like you professionally keep it. Follow these steps for a greener lawn .

• Clear away dead grass and debris. You can do this with a leaf rake or by renting a power rake if you have a rather large yard. When you’re done with this step, your shoulders will ache and your lawn will actually look worse. But don’t worry – it’s all part of the plan.
• Choose some grass seed. Be sure to get a high-quality weed-free seed blend. Choose the best one for your yard based on how much sunlight and traffic your lawn gets.
• Overseed the lawn. Most of this project will require the use of a spreader. A broadcast spreader throws the seed from the hopper in a circular pattern. A drop spreader works just as it sounds. A 20-inch drop spreader will drop a 20-inch wide path. You generally have more control of where the contents goes when using a drop spreader, but for covering rather large areas, a broadcast spreader makes the most sense. Cover the thinned-out lawn with the seed mix you chose.

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