r/lawncare • u/FakoPako • 1d ago
Northern US & Canada (or cool season) First mow - SS5000 seed in Ohio
Did full renovation second week of September. I used SS5000 seed. Cut it lowest I could and killed everything first. Then I used one of those Jeff Bezos detachers and picked up as much as I could I had tons of clumping fescue. Areated and threw down soil, leveled it, then mixed the seed with Milo and went to town. I did use way more than it was recommended, which made me a little nervous. But so far so good.
Did the first mow yesterday.
The tree lawn is struggling a little because I didn’t use new soil like I did with the front lawn but it’s coming up. Just a lot slower.
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u/ThisIsAnITAccount 1d ago
Man super seed store confuses me. Are they shutting down or not? Their seed options have been drastically diminished.
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u/FakoPako 1d ago
I didn’t know they were suppose to be shut down. I went to their website and ordered. Super fast shipping too.
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u/ThisIsAnITAccount 1d ago
They just used to have way more selection. Blends of each type of cool season grass, individual cultivars, custom blends - now they only seem to sell SS5000.
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u/Outside-Pie-7262 1d ago
I don't have the balls to do kbg in Ohio lol I wish you luck. If you ever want to overseed it twin city seeds has blue envy and every cultivar is recommended by Ohio State for ohio lawns
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u/FakoPako 1d ago
Yeah I was going back and forth between this or TTTF, but ultimately decided to do KBG. This is sunny area, which this blend is good for plus there is zero traffic. I am willing to give it all the love that it needs.
I might do TC for the back and sides.
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u/Outside-Pie-7262 1d ago
As long as you're fine with irritating or it going dormant it'll be fine. It's a good blend and kbg is beautiful
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u/CalmDog2924 1d ago
Is kbg difficult to grow in ohio? I was planning on seeding by back yard with it next fall since it can spread and repairs area's my dog tears up.
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u/Outside-Pie-7262 1d ago edited 1d ago
It depends if you want to irritate or not and if you're fine with it going dormant. I wanted green all year and don't have the money to irritate 10k square feet so tttf was my option. I also get 12 straight hours of sun (my wife does not like wasting water so kbg was a tough sell)
If you go with Kbg I would definitely use blue envy.
I did super turf 1 and was extremely happy with it. Minimal fungal pressure this year I didn't irritate a single time. I didn't overseed this year but did my backyard with it and plan on doing my other side yard next year with it.
Kbg isn't good with dog urine so that's why I opted not to use it in my back
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u/Plenty-Patience-3411 23h ago
How long did it take you to get the lines so nicely marked? Two passes?
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u/FakoPako 16h ago
Thanks! But I only just did a simple one pass cut. I can’t wait to use the roller!
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u/GreekZeek 12h ago
Tree lawn? That’s a devil’s strip, sir.
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u/FakoPako 11h ago
😂. I ran out of soil. I did put some on maybe 4 feet wide section and the grass is just like the front. But the space where I didn’t use soil looks like you can see on the left. It sprouted some but it’s not the speed as the rest of the lawn. I think it will be ok. If not, I will just get couple bags of soil and more seed and do it in early spring.
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u/Responsible-Elk4223 1d ago
I don’t think your lines could have gotten any straighter. Looking awesome internet stranger!