..Or at least I certainly hope so! I decided in 2010 that it was time to do some thing with my lawn. I had only owned the property for 10 years but the lawn was 40 years old. My decision was to over seed with Reveille, a Hybrid Blue Grass that claims to be more drought resistant. Saving water is really important to me so I did some research and everything I read indicated that it was worth a try.
In the spring of 2010 I aerated (2 inch centers) my existing lawn, applied seed, (1 lb per 1000 square feet) and covered the seed with approximately 1/8 inch of compost. I watered three times a day until the seeds germinated and continued watering an average of three times a week during the summer. In the beginning of August I repeated the procedure, Reveille is started in early August no later. I had a beautiful lawn that year. Well of course I did with all that care and water.
What to do? So I decided to reduce the water in an attempt to stress the KBG and give the HBG a chance to take over. I reduced the water to one solid watering per week, nature helped a little this summer with additional precipitation and the HBG began infiltrating the KBG. The lawn still is not beautiful but getting better.
Even though I chose not to reseed at all this year, I think I will over seed those areas that need help in the spring of 2012 (depending on weather, med to late April is suggested).
I am really optimistic about this grass and trying to be patient, which is not one of my strongest personality traits. I will return in the future and let you know how everything turns out. I do hope the grass is greener in my yard.
Here's a CSU fact sheet on rejuvenating the lawn: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07241.html
