Are you looking to plant new or redo your shaded lawn area? Consider using a shade tolerant type seed such as Encourage from Superintendent Lawn.
Shaded areas are difficult to grow lawns in and germination takes considerable amounts of time. Seeding a shaded part of your lawn will require patience as germination of the seed itself can take unto 90 days depending on the seed type. During this time plenty of things can happen to your freshly planted grass seed; Birds, heavy rain fall, wind. Here are a couple tips:
- Plant shade seed when it’s warm outside in shaded areas. Late April through to July. Don’t get too late in the year, the plant won’t have time to mature.
- You may wish to cover your seeds with cardboard for the first week or so. This will speed up the germination process.
- Keep debris of the freshly seeded area.