Centipede Grass – Seeding your lawn with centipede seed.

First: Decide if you will till the soil (kill the existing plants by plowing up your site!) or just plant within the existing grass.

I will NOT TILL my site - I want to overseed my existing lawn.

(1) Mow the area low in spring or fall, remove the excess plant material - Then Sow (broadcast) your Centipede grass seeds, either last of fall or preferably in the spring on the area to be planted. However you may want to seed in the LATE fall at the same time you use a cover crop such as ryegrass. The Centipede seed will start germinating the following spring.

(2) Rake the area sowed with a hand rake so that scratch marks in the soil between plants allow some seeds to fall into these valleys and become covered by soil over time (from your rake action and later from rains). Centipede seeds must have a thin soil covering to germinate (1/4 inch ideal) - They DO NOT germinate when thrown on top of the ground. Use the correct rate of seed for Centipede grass lawns.

(3) Follow your normal water, fertilizing and mowing practices for the area you have planted on a regular basis. That's all! Eventually - (After several months of growing season time has gone bye)- you should have an improved, more lush and thick Centipede grass lawn.

How much seed do I need to plant? For Centipedegrass Lawns:Seeding Rate: Plant 1/4 to 1 lb. per 1000 sq. ft.Visit our http://www.lawngrasses.com for more about seeding rates and choices for grasses.

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(1) Till the area to be planted. This can be done with either a garden tiller or a tractor harrow/tiller (Or even a shovel if you have a good back!). Once the area is returned to soil, level the ground by raking or dragging something over the surface until it is smooth and level. Now is the time to remove hills and depressions so that you have a nice smooth lawn. This is an important step with Centipede lawns since they will be mowed at lower heights for a warm season grass.

(2) Plant the seeds. You can use a commercial turfgrass planter or sow the seeds by hand. Or just as easy and much preferred, buy a broadcast seeder (hand held models are available for $8-$30) like the one above. Once your seeds are sowed, rake or drag the seeded area, so that as many of the seeds as possible are lightly covered (1/4 inch is ideal covering). Be sure and use the correct rate for seeding Centipede grass.

How much seed to I need to plant? For Centipede grass LawnsSeeding Rate: Plant 1/4 to 1 lb. per 1000 sq. ft.Visit our http://www.lawngrasses.com for more about seeding rates and choices for lawn grasses. Keep in mind that the higher the seeding rate you plant, the faster you will achieve a fully established high plant-density lawn.

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Centipede Grass - Seeding your lawn with centipede seed.