Buying quality grass seeds
Frustrated that you don’t have that green lush front lawn you had years ago when you first purchased your home? Your lawn looks faded and full with brown spots? Your lawn looks uninviting? Are you trying to restore the life in your lawn? Than you need to plant new grass seeds.
Planting new grass seeds is the most effective low cost way to reestablish the look of your lawn. Putting some time and effort in re-seeding your lawn will increase the curb appeal of your home.
When picking the right seeds for your lawn you have to keep in mind some basic factors like the climate of your region and the growing conditions.
There are warm season grasses that are a better fit for our southern climate and do really good in the summer, and cold season ones that do better in the northern part of the country.
Keeping in mind the level of shade and sun that your lawn will benefit from will also determine the type of grass you will need to plant. Some grass type like fescue are good with partial shade while others will only survive if they have enough sun exposure.
When choosing your grass seed keep in mind what you will be doing on it? If it will be seeded in a yard where sports are weekly activities you will need a seed that is not too delicate and thatch.
The size of your site will also affect the choice of the seed you will buy. If you have a large site and you are tight on the budget we recommend you to buy turfgrass seed.
Other factors are soil readiness, climate, season and the most important factor: “how much work do you want to put in maintaining it?”
There are 2 types of seeds. Warm season seeds that do best in warm/ hot weather and cold season seeds. The most know types of grass seeds are:
Fescue (fine fescue, creeping red fescue, chewing fescue, hard fescue, sheep fescue), blugrass, ryegrass and bentgrass, bahia, Bermuda, buffalo, centipede, St Augustine, Zoysia, etc
The best seeds for Georgia’s climate are St Augustine and Bermuda. They are both warm season seeds, heat and humidity resistant.
Planting new grass seeds is the most effective low cost way to reestablish the look of your lawn. Putting some time and effort in re-seeding your lawn will increase the curb appeal of your home.
When picking the right seeds for your lawn you have to keep in mind some basic factors like the climate of your region and the growing conditions.
There are warm season grasses that are a better fit for our southern climate and do really good in the summer, and cold season ones that do better in the northern part of the country.
Keeping in mind the level of shade and sun that your lawn will benefit from will also determine the type of grass you will need to plant. Some grass type like fescue are good with partial shade while others will only survive if they have enough sun exposure.
When choosing your grass seed keep in mind what you will be doing on it? If it will be seeded in a yard where sports are weekly activities you will need a seed that is not too delicate and thatch.
The size of your site will also affect the choice of the seed you will buy. If you have a large site and you are tight on the budget we recommend you to buy turfgrass seed.
Other factors are soil readiness, climate, season and the most important factor: “how much work do you want to put in maintaining it?”
There are 2 types of seeds. Warm season seeds that do best in warm/ hot weather and cold season seeds. The most know types of grass seeds are:
Fescue (fine fescue, creeping red fescue, chewing fescue, hard fescue, sheep fescue), blugrass, ryegrass and bentgrass, bahia, Bermuda, buffalo, centipede, St Augustine, Zoysia, etc
The best seeds for Georgia’s climate are St Augustine and Bermuda. They are both warm season seeds, heat and humidity resistant.
How to choose the right seed for your particular situation?
- Always purchase quality seeds from local nurseries and grass seed vendors. All seeds have different needs for watering, fertilizing and grass cutting levels. Seeds like Kentucky bluegrass need more fertilizer and more water. Do not buy seeds from retail outlets. This are mixes of seeds with fillers that will cost you more in the long run.
- Make sure you perform a soil test to determine the PH of surface you work with. Some seeds need a well aerated soil with high PH balance.
- Always read through the package your seeds come in. Some packages can contain seeds noted as “variety not stated”. You should avoid purchasing these kind of packages as most of them contain chaff, dust, weed seeds, creeping red fescue, ryegrass, crops and other inferior species that won’t do much for your lawn. You want to pay for the actual seeds and not fillers. Always purchase seed packages that have the type of seeds specified on them, so you know exactly what you are buying.
- Make sure you know what seeds perform well in your area. You can find lots of information online, at local nurseries or you can call Atlanta Landscaping Matters and we will come and evaluate your surface and gave you the best advice for your specific situation.
