We live in far western Travis County. About 10 years ago we built a new construction home on a giant limestone slab.
The grass did ok for a number of years before succumbing to drought and some weird weed issue last year. Our lawn company sent us “notes from their visit” and told us we need to aerate our lawn.
Aerate what? There’s scant little dirt to start with.
I’d like to reseed the bald spots at some point this fall, once it cools a little. Where do I start? Seed? Sod? A metric ton of compost?
by LTDonutDiva
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As much compost as you can afford.
It’s also very likely the builders didn’t lay nearly enough topsoil when putting the sod in. This looks very familiar. Signed- someone who’s had to have her entire damn yard re-sodded to keep the HOA happy.
R/lawncare will have tons of advice
Hey I’ve been working on my lawn with bald spots too! I don’t know how much our soil types and lawn goals match (I’m personally interested in native, non-monoculture lawns), but I’ve been implementing a winter rye cover crop to help build up the soil and prevent further erosion. I threw some wildflower seeds in because heck why not.
Then in the spring I’m thinking of terminating the rye and seeding with a more permanent native grass that’s low-maintenance, such as Habiturf.
I got my winter rye from Native American Seed here in Texas and with the rain that rolled through 1 or 2 weeks ago things have been slowly establishing, no compost needed. I still have spots that I plan to reseed before rain (or keeping that patch moist with burlap on top).