Nuked and scalped at the end of August. Power raked, aerated, seeded with United TTTF Snap Back on September 5th. Getting great germination in some spots. Zero in others. Sprinkler pattern definitely covers all the areas. The lack of germination on the edges makes me think they were maybe drying out with all the 85+ temperatures or that my nuke in August had some issues (too much glyphosate, maybe left over prodiamine in the mix?). I’ve had some sod web worm issues in the past as well. Thoughts? Pretty disappointed overall.
by YeahNotDoingIt
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Some of those spots will fill in over time that has any sort of germination(even if it’s slow). Any areas that aren’t germinating, I’d make sure those areas have exposed seed beds and put some more seed down. If you have a garden weasel I’d suggest running it over for good seed to soil contact.
I have the same issue with a small strip near the road where seed just didn’t germinate well. I’ll be applying seed by hand and using a garden weasel to push the seed into the exposed dirt. I’ll step on it and probably cover with a straw blanket strip I have just to make sure I don’t get any seed runoff.