When to Plant
Lawns can be planted anytime during the growing season, but Fall and Spring are the best months to plant. In the Fall weeds are less aggressive and your seedlings will have a better start.

Plant as early as possible in the Spring. This gives your seedlings a chance to grow before the arrival of hot weather and a head start on annual weed growth.

Summer planting requires careful attention to keeping the seedbed consistently moist.

How to Plant
Soil Preparation:
• Rough grade the area you are going to seed and remove rocks and debris.
• Spade or roto-til to a depth of at least six inches and mix in a 5-10-5 fertilizer.
• Rake up any clods and additional debris.
• Grade your seedbed using a large plank or something similar to achieve a smooth surface. Drag in several directions until smooth.
• Water heavily, optimally for a week. This will expose low areas and sprout weed seeds which are always present in the soil.
• Rake the area lightly to fill in low spots created by watering and to kill the weeds which have sprouted.
• Be sure the soil is well pulverized to approximately 1/4" deep.

Planting:
• Use a mechanical spreader to spread the seed and fertilizer. The spreading order doesn't matter. You can spread the seed then go back and spread the fertilizer, or vice versa. Use a 5-10-5 garden type fertilizer at the manufacturers recommended rate.
• Rake lightly to cover the seed, but not more than a 1/4" deep. If you have light, sandy soil follow the raking by covering your seed with peat moss and roll. Remember, your seed needs good soil contact in order to sprout.
• Water with a fine spray and keep the seed bed constantly moist. The main failure of planting a lawn is letting it dry out.
• In the fourth or fifth week your lawn will gradually begin to fill in and develop into solid turf.