The Most Effective way to Seed
Power Seeding Service for Kentuckiana Lawns
Power seeding a lawn is the most effective way to establish grass in your yard. Especially in cool season grasses like Bluegrass and fescue, the most common grass types found in Southern Indiana.
If your lawn looks worn out, sparse, or you are trying to establish a new lawn, our local team of turf professionals are ready to bring your lawn to life. We tailor every power seeding service to the grass type and soil condition unique to Kentuckiana lawns.
What is Power Seeding
Power seeding is the process of using a slice seeder, slit seeder or power seeder (all the same machine, just called different names) to plant grass seed directly into the soil. The power seeder uses rotating blades or discs to disturb the soil before dropping the seed directly into the soil. Creating seed to soil contact increases germination rates when compared to just over seeding a lawn.
To better understand how the seeder works, think about a garden tiller tilling up the soil. A slit seeder uses the same concept but only uses blades that are roughly 1/4″ wide and the blades only penetrate the ground 1/4″ to 1/2″. The slice seeder cuts small groves in the soil where seed is deposited. While the blades are spinning, dirt is being thrown around inside the machine and landing on top of the seed. The combination of depositing the seed and covering it lightly creates the best possible seed bed for germination.
Since the blades on the seeder are so small, this type of grass seed application can be done on existing yards that you are trying to renovate or when establishing a new lawn that is just bare dirt.
Power seeding is most effective way to plant grass seed in Kentuckiana. To get maximum results, applying fertilizer and lime at the time of seeding will give the newly emerged monocots the nutrients they need to grow into mature grass.
Why Power Seed a Yard
Seed to Soil Contact
You may ask yourself, how is a bunch of holes in my yard going to help it grow? When you aerate your lawn, you’re giving it room to breathe. Literally.
After aeration, those little holes left behind become the perfect channels for everything your lawn needs. Water can seep deeper, fertilizer can actually reach the roots, and oxygen circulates through the soil. It may not look like much at first glance, but those holes do a lot of work behind the scenes.
To get a mental image of what compacted soil is, think about a yard that has a dog path worn in it from the dog running in the same spot day after day. That path is bare because of soil compaction. Solve your soil compaction issue and spread some seed to give your yard new life.
