Growing Grass versus Spray Grass - Knowledgebase Question

Randolph, MA
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Question by greeneaisha
May 10, 2007
I've heard of something where you can spray on grass. The problem is we added an addition to our home and one side of the house the grass was removed. They did digging and several contruction trucks have driven over the area. So now there isn't any soil and there are tons of ddep tire marks and rocks. And I'm at a lost on what to do. Someone told me about spray on grass, but I'm also considering just graveling the area. Can you tell me more about this spray on grass and how it works?


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Answer from NGA
May 10, 2007
The spray on grass is hydroseeding, but in order for it to work you would still need to prepare the soil just as you would to plant grass seed or sod the normal way. You will still need to till the area to loosen the soil, then level the soil, remove the surface stones and rake it smooth to get a good result either way. This might be a case where adding topsoil would help, or you might need to add a generous amount of good quality compost prior to planting. I suggest you consult with your local county extension for advice based on knowing the soil in your yard currently and running some basic soil tests. In the meantime, here is more information about hydroseeding.

http://www.hydroseeding.org/FA...

Good luck with your side yard!

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