Aerating vs Dethatching When Overseeding

Good seed to soil contact is about as important as watering grass seed to get good germination rates when overseeding. Core aerating and dethatching are both recommended practices when you plant to overseed. But is it better to aerate or dethatch when overseeding?

I've done both in the past and in my opinion, dethatching will give you better results. This post contains my recommendations for dethatching and overseeding.

Use Rain Gauges To Save Water

A rain gauge is a device you place in your garden to see how much rain has fallen on your landscape in a given period. There are simple rain...

Make Your Own Soil Sampler

Make Your Own Soil Sampler
In quite a few of my posts, including my last one in how to water your lawn , I mentioned a soil probe sometimes called a soil sampler ....

How To Get Grass To Grow In Shade

How To Get Grass To Grow In Shade
Growing grass in shade can present many problems. Like all plants, grass needs sunlight but shade cast by your home or trees leave some area...

1" Of Water Per Week and Other Lawn Watering Myths

1" Of Water Per Week and Other Lawn Watering Myths
How much should you water your lawn? That's a very common question and one that gets asked frequently and there are some common answ...

How To Take Great Lawn Photos

How To Take Great Lawn Photos
So you've worked hard getting your lawn to look great and you want to show it off on the various organic lawn care forums that have he...

Get Organic Corn Meal Delivered Every Month

Get Organic Corn Meal Delivered Every Month
Corn meal is used by organic gardeners to help fight and prevent lawn diseases caused by fungus. Applying at a rate of 10 lbs per 1,000 s...

Edging An Overgrown Lawn

Edging An Overgrown Lawn
photo by SriMesh I'm going to be honest. For a long time I didn't even know edging a lawn was a thing! There's a lot of thin...

String Trimmer vs Edger

String Trimmer vs Edger
You know the old adage, use the right tool for the right job . Well that definitely applies here. Just like it's possible to drive a n...

Where To Buy Cornmeal in Bulk

Regular old yellow cornmeal is used by many organic gardeners both as a fertilizer and to control and treat diseases in lawns and plants. Yo...

Mowing Tips For A Healthy Lawn

Following these tips will help keep your grass looking it's best. This isn't about creating an even surface or making perfect stripe...

Is Compost Enough For My Lawn?

Some organic lawn care proponents and even some organic lawn service companies feel that all your lawn needs is compost and compost tea. Are...

The Best Composter Is The Cheapest!

The Best Composter Is The Cheapest!
Yup, that's right! Those fancy compost tumblers that can cost hundreds of dollars didn't perform as well as a simple and affordab...

Removing Ground Ivy From Lawns

Removing Ground Ivy From Lawns
Ground Ivy, also known as creeping charlie can be a terrible nuisance in a lawn that is difficult to kill. There are two ways to kill gr...