# Lawn questions - overseeding, spring fertilization, etc.. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 2, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715 "2013-04-02T13:05:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/21 "2013-04-04T10:11:36Z")
Funk was hitting my yard with the spring mixture when I left from my lunch break today. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/22 "2013-04-04T11:03:18Z")
it’s the nitrogen in the urine that does it because of their diet and how the process… what you feed your dog can have an impact. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/23 "2013-04-04T11:35:09Z")
> [@jrod0187](#): > > Both my dogs shit and piss on my lawn and it ruins the grass by early spring and late summer. Yes I pick the dog shit up but every year i go through the same reseed and water routine but I never really get a good looking lawn; shits patchy as fuck. Ideas? Its not my house so I really don’t want to put forth a lot of time/money and I dont need it to win any contests, just some advice from you dog owners. They make grass seed/patch and fertilizers to fix that specific issue. Tried a few last year and they all worked well with similar results. ---
**Author:** ![copperlegend](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copperlegend/32/7445_2.png) [@copperlegend](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copperlegend)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/24 "2013-04-04T12:05:09Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > it’s the nitrogen in the urine that does it because of their diet and how the process… what you feed your dog can have an impact. I just realized we don’t really have yellow spots in our yard from the dogs. Raw diet benefit #2473! ---
**Author:** ![jrod0187](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jrod0187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jrod0187)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/25 "2013-04-05T05:13:54Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > They make grass seed/patch and fertilizers to fix that specific issue. > > Tried a few last year and they all worked well with similar results. I’ve seen them but wasnt sure if they worked. I’ll try that… ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/26 "2013-04-05T06:55:21Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Funk was hitting my yard with the spring mixture when I left from my lunch break today. :tup: I had tru green until last week. They were spraying lime something in my frozen yard while it was snowing. I tossed them out and cancled immediat. Has funk been pretty good? Do you know if they offer an organic solution? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/27 "2013-04-05T07:25:46Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > I had tru green until last week. They were spraying lime something in my frozen yard while it was snowing. I tossed them out and cancled immediat. Has funk been pretty good? Do you know if they offer an organic solution? Funk has been great. No idea on organic, I figure it’s their job to pick what’s going to work best. We went with them because we walk around our neighborhood a lot and the lawns with the Funk signs were always the greenest without a hint of weeds anywhere. My mom used them last year at her house and her lawn was perfect. My uncle talked her into doing it herself this year (he’s pretty high up at Nutrite so he knows a lot about this stuff) so it’s going to turn into a bit of a contest between the two of them and my house this summer over who has the better lawn. My uncle doesn’t like being wrong so hopefully he doesn’t start providing her secret stuff from Nutrite’s R&D department. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/28 "2018-04-04T08:02:33Z")
So do you guys still recommend hiring a service over DYI? My lawn is so small it could fit under a Hummer H1 and it hasn’t been bad a all until the end of last summer. Basically clover is taking over. I’m thinking of just getting a bag of this and giving it a shot: ![https://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/032247/032247260039.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/6/6ab053f664aa65f0209921022cf5b54b5ce230c5.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/29 "2018-04-04T08:09:50Z")
If it’s that small, just rake everything out of it, put some seed down and water it with a hose for 5 minutes a day until it starts growing well. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/30 "2018-04-04T08:20:54Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > If it’s that small, just rake everything out of it, put some seed down and water it with a hose for 5 minutes a day until it starts growing well. I went through last year and ripped a lot of it out but that didn’t seem to help. I probably didn’t get the roots. For $25 the Scotts stuff seems to be worth it. Also I don’t have a hose or outside faucet… or inside faucet that could fit a hose, lol. Small yard problems. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/31 "2018-04-04T08:30:30Z")
I have a huge yard. I am currently researching my options for stripping, milling, leveling, and reseeding. I think I want to start in my backyard so if I fail, my neighbors don’t have to deal with a giant dirt field at the corner of the street. Edit: Josh, I looked at the cost difference for DIY in my older small yard house and also my large yard house. It was worth it to hire in both cases. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/32 "2018-04-04T08:40:37Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > I went through last year and ripped a lot of it out but that didn’t seem to help. I probably didn’t get the roots. For $25 the Scotts stuff seems to be worth it. > > Also I don’t have a hose or outside faucet… or inside faucet that could fit a hose, lol. Small yard problems. Solution: Do Nothing. Seriously, if it’s green, it’s green. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/33 "2018-04-04T08:56:57Z")
True, but it’s choking out the grass. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/34 "2018-04-04T11:00:58Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > My mom used them last year at her house and her lawn was perfect. My uncle talked her into doing it herself this year (he’s pretty high up at Nutrite so he knows a lot about this stuff) so it’s going to turn into a bit of a contest between the two of them and my house this summer over who has the better lawn. My uncle doesn’t like being wrong so hopefully he doesn’t start providing her secret stuff from Nutrite’s R&D department. Figured I’d update this since the thread got bumped. Only took a couple months for mom’s yard to get overrun by dandelions using my uncle’s, “Just use fertilizer and your healthy grass will choke out the weeds” method. She wen back to Funk and they had to back to lush green grass in less than a month. ---
**Author:** ![seth13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/seth13/32/8038_2.png) [@seth13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/seth13)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/35 "2018-04-04T12:38:46Z")
I have been wondering who was the best to hire. Family doesn’t have any issues so we went with Turf Tenders for this year on a whim. We moved in the fall and the new lawn had so much clover and crab that there wasn’t much to mow. Hopefully we have some decent results but if not it sounds like we will be using Funk next year. ---
**Author:** ![maxwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maxwell/32/6524_2.png) [@maxwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxwell)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/36 "2018-04-04T12:58:25Z")
This thread reminded me of @neonglh 's awesome evo project. Oh how this place has changed over the years. That is all. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![IROC-Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iroc-z/32/7389_2.png) [@IROC-Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IROC-Z)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/37 "2018-04-04T13:01:39Z")
I use all Scott’s products. I will do crab grass control as soon as the weather breaks. Weed and feed in the spring. And random feedings through the summer (Scott’s lawn food or Max green lawn food). If you want that deep green color, you need to use a fertilizer with iron in it (like max green). But make sure you sweep and use a leaf blower after on your sidewalk and driveway. As soon as it gets wet it will leave rust stains on your driveway. I’ve also leaned the hard way that just ripping out bad patches of lawn, or even digging them out doesn’t work. You’re better off getting a weed and grass killer. Spraying it on the bad spots. Let it turn brown for a week or two, then re-seed. [/Oldmanstuff] [ATTACH]37387[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/38 "2018-04-04T13:23:45Z")
^^^ ![http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2012/08/well_done_sir.gif](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/f/f0fd2f8f5c6c48fff7ee687e05aa1822fc372955.gif) ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/39 "2018-04-05T11:10:12Z")
I too have learned a lot in the past 5 years. I have been doing a lot that I picked up from The Lawn Care Nut on YouTube, and it’s really helped. All DIY, my lawn looks like this now (last year, not right now…) [ATTACH]37388[/ATTACH] I had a JD tractor for a while, but I picked up this sweet Toro last year, and I won’t look back. Commercial grade, it’s more powerful than the tractor was, and I get some exercise and better stripes. I recommend this mower to anyone! [ATTACH]37389[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715/40 "2018-04-05T11:15:20Z")
^^^ That looks great man. My lawn is so damn small I’m hoping it’ll take no time at all to look half that good. > [@neonglh](#): > > … and I get some exercise and **_better stripes_**. Fuck we’re getting old. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lawn-questions-overseeding-spring-fertilization-etc/229715.md?page=3)