I would skip the Scotts top soil. It has good ingredients, but it is full of sticks and garbage, bits of glass and plastic. I got a bag of it a few years ago and it was great. Since then it is full of garbage. If you look at your closeup shots, you can see the sticks I am talking about. The grass seed cannot grow where the debris is so you'll have to gently rake it away and not kill the other seedlings. I switched to starter fertilizer and sphagnum peat moss. There are no sticks in the peat moss and it has a spongy characteristic that holds moisture. Also the peat moss works its way into the lawn loosening things up as it combines with the soil. Scotts lawn soil, and soil in general tends to not break down and forms clumps that won't be penetrated by new grass shoots. I saved a lot of money by using peat moss and it was easer to transport and spread as I did the entire lawn. If you look at reviews of most top soil on home depots website, you will see the debris people pulled out of them. I used Scotts Lawn Soil in spring, but I screened it. No screening needed with the peat moss. I also have a higher rate of success with Scotts uncoated grass seed. My neighbor had a big bare patch from a bush removed, 3 weeks ago, and just mixed the uncoated grass seed in and watered. There is no bare patch there anymore.
Thanks for the reply You do have a very Valid point and I can see what you're saying with the debris and if it doesn't break down then I will just lay on top of my lawn I will try your method my backyard This coming Spring and see the difference thanks for bringing that to my attention Still a learning process for Me.. I'll take any feedback thanks
You need to do a core aeration.
Just done that few weeks back and I fixed alot of my patchy area.. looks 10x better now..thanks
I would skip the Scotts top soil. It has good ingredients, but it is full of sticks and garbage, bits of glass and plastic. I got a bag of it a few years ago and it was great. Since then it is full of garbage. If you look at your closeup shots, you can see the sticks I am talking about. The grass seed cannot grow where the debris is so you'll have to gently rake it away and not kill the other seedlings.
I switched to starter fertilizer and sphagnum peat moss. There are no sticks in the peat moss and it has a spongy characteristic that holds moisture. Also the peat moss works its way into the lawn loosening things up as it combines with the soil. Scotts lawn soil, and soil in general tends to not break down and forms clumps that won't be penetrated by new grass shoots.
I saved a lot of money by using peat moss and it was easer to transport and spread as I did the entire lawn. If you look at reviews of most top soil on home depots website, you will see the debris people pulled out of them. I used Scotts Lawn Soil in spring, but I screened it. No screening needed with the peat moss. I also have a higher rate of success with Scotts uncoated grass seed. My neighbor had a big bare patch from a bush removed, 3 weeks ago, and just mixed the uncoated grass seed in and watered. There is no bare patch there anymore.
Thanks for the reply You do have a very Valid point and I can see what you're saying with the debris and if it doesn't break down then I will just lay on top of my lawn I will try your method my backyard This coming Spring and see the difference thanks for bringing that to my attention Still a learning process for Me.. I'll take any feedback thanks