Didn’t expect to get this far so fast, but I’m pretty happy with it. I’ve never seen footprints in grass like this, except in YouTube videos. I haven’t used my striper yet, but I think it’ll be worth it when I do.
I should have aerated but didn’t get to it. Instead, I scalped and dethatched at the lowest setting, going back and forth to really break up the old grass and top layer. I leveled it with 2 yards of topsoil, and it turned out pretty decent. I added extra on the right side to fix a dip, and I think it worked well.
This is for 2500 sq ft, including the tree lawn. I used 20.5 pounds of seed (weighed with my Harbor Freight bucket), 90 pounds of Milorganite, and starter fertilizer right before seeding. I bought 2 yards of compost, used about 1.5, and spread it over the seed, using my truck’s lights to keep working at night.
My kid helped out with dethatching…definitely a bonus.
I included a “before” photo. Grass didn’t really grow around the light post or the tree lawn before. The seed is Twin City Obsidian ryegrass.