I was thinking of waiting until the end of the month. Or mid March? It's confusing because of all this warm weather, I feel like I'm behind, but still much earlier than other years
Wondering what other folks plans were!
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LostDefectivePearl t1_j92259y wrote
I keep getting it too late so on a whim I seeded a patch of my yard recently and they just started sprouting a few days ago (probably died from the freeze last night).
Tbh I’m probably just going to seed again in a week because I bought a lot of seed to waste for this exact reason. I’m sick of the sprouts getting scorched when I seed at recommended times.
rabbiferret t1_j924qfs wrote
i was thinking about over seeding some clover but haven't really done more than think about it.
mugofmayday t1_j9259qi wrote
Last frost date is April 15th
upearlyRVA t1_j925yz0 wrote
Last fall was when I did all the reseeding, etc...
KiwiStack t1_j92647y wrote
We are going to seed clover and other pollinator friendly greens. Traditional lawns aren’t super great for the environment
skeevy-stevie t1_j92792f wrote
I was really under the impression that they fall was for this.
geneb0322 t1_j928b09 wrote
I just let whatever wants to move in grow, to be honest. I did the whole seed and fertilize a few years back and it's just not worth the bother to me.
nitsual912 t1_j929hdi wrote
Aeration and reseeding is a fall activity.
dmwave45 t1_j92aqva wrote
Planning the same. I think it looks nice too.
what-the-what24 t1_j92b0hw wrote
Fall is the time for aerating and seeding your lawn. This gives the grass ample time to mature and strengthen before the summer heat arrives.
upearlyRVA t1_j92e0lk wrote
It is if seeding cool season grass such as fescue. Maybe OP is seeding bermuda or some other warm season grass. Spring would be the time for that.
firemummy t1_j92ekce wrote
Do you have any tips to get started on that? I have a very leaf-covered lawn (pine needles as well as oak leaves), and the soil is pretty dead. I was considering trying to till some compost or something into the soil and then doing some clover and other stuff for pollinators.
We were told that the previous owner tried to plant grass after putting some top soil down, but I guess the roots couldn't take hold below the topsoil (due to the compacted dead dirt below). Then they said it kinda just slid down the hill.
iinaytanii t1_j92fyhu wrote
Spring seeding in Richmond is a waste of money. Unless we have an unseasonably mild summer very little survives.
lunar_unit t1_j92s0dg wrote
Due to construction and grading, part of my yard and my neighbors was recently seeded and straw covered. It's already coming up, so I guess it likes the current weather.
raycus92 OP t1_j92uhqq wrote
Yeah I missed the fall, figure now's better than dirt
Lady-Meows-a-Lot t1_j92uux4 wrote
No, that’s the day my taxes are due.
Charlesinrichmond t1_j92we1k wrote
Fall is best. Otherwise start early it's better to waste than time
DogOnABike t1_j931izw wrote
My lawn is at least half moss. I'm planning to kill the grass and let it all be moss. I think it looks cool and moss doesn't need mowing.
bontster2023 t1_j932wk5 wrote
What variety did you choose?
Mikey6304 t1_j93331b wrote
Late September to late October.
KiwiStack t1_j9339kf wrote
Ladino clover and creeping thyme
KiwiStack t1_j933ks5 wrote
Honestly leaving it up to the S/O to deal with. Think his plan is to wait for a rain and then till up the the yard. We have a lot of moss and shade and just plain dirt patches to deal with so who knows how it will go. I think he plans to seed in March.
TheEverydayDad t1_j93616k wrote
Where are you purchasing it?
We are trying to reseed our yard with clover for pollinators. Suburbia is hell
KiwiStack t1_j9370vm wrote
I believe Amazon is where we got our trial batch. Probably only got like 1000 seeds or something to see if it will take in our crap dirt before investing for the whole yard
TheEverydayDad t1_j937dv3 wrote
Thanks. We got some small clover bags from amazon and tried to add some topsoil to a bad erosion location. The clover is coming in a tiny little baby clovers. Hopefully it'll be nice as it grows in over the spring and summer.
lillantina t1_j938dgw wrote
The fall time is a good time to put down seeds - at least this is what I have been told.
sleepy_heartburn t1_j93b67r wrote
Bet you could get some cool native plants that would grow great in that soil. Check out Moulton Hot Natives and Reedy Creek Environmental.
https://linktr.ee/moultonhotnativeplants
https://reedycreekenvironmental.wordpress.com/order-native-plants/
FlexRVA21984 t1_j93b8s4 wrote
Never. I’m replacing all grass with flower & vegetable beds. Grass lawns are terrible for the environment
markerfive t1_j93hghy wrote
Not until the 17th this year - two extra days to procrastinate
thornykins t1_j93lwu2 wrote
Just as an FYI, you probably want to avoid tilling right after rain, if the soil is too damp it will end up more compacted than you want it to reseed with anything.
thornykins t1_j93m250 wrote
Leaning into the fact that grass is an ecological nightmare and ripping it all out to replace with groundcover and florals, planning to plant the first weekend in April.
KiwiStack t1_j93olkf wrote
Ooo. Good looks. That makes sense.
STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S t1_j93otom wrote
I'm about to give up on seeded grass like fescue and go with one of the warm season ones.
Daykri3 t1_j93pp0k wrote
We did this and love it. We will add more clover seed this fall.
Hayek66 t1_j93t3ip wrote
Natural lawns!
Myfourcats1 t1_j93ub9e wrote
I pay Virginia Green to do this. They’re not too expensive. I don’t have to worry when I should seed or fertilize.
RVAblues t1_j93vih0 wrote
This, OP. This all day long. If not moss, then clover, ivy, whatever. Anything but grass. It doesn’t want to live here and maybe we shouldn’t be forcing it.
RVAblues t1_j93vm6h wrote
Only federal. State’s not due until 5/1.
rabbiferret t1_j93wgzg wrote
do you remember what kind of clover you used? I was trying to find the native clover but without luck.
garfobo t1_j93ycg9 wrote
Same. I wasted a ton of money and time with grass seed for no reason. I just mow it now and have discovered no downside.
nsaju t1_j942bi5 wrote
I had to learn the hard way that RVA is best suited for cool season grasses like fescue. Remember to keep seeding starting in fall to winter. Spring and summer are to maintain your lawn using pre and post emergent weed control.
images-ofbrokenlight t1_j943sve wrote
Is anyone using a lawn service to plant clover? I can’t do it myself and was gonna start looking out for someone.
mboja1fv t1_j944s2s wrote
You do this in the fall.
SACGAC t1_j94azzt wrote
Our backyard is almost completely shaded and we were going to do it the first week of March.
pmyourcoffeemug t1_j94jj53 wrote
Plant clover!!! Bees like it, ya don’t have to mow it, fertilizes your lawn naturally, stays green all year, grass sucks anyway. Rough up soil slightly and spread the seed before a rain. Water until it establishes. Over seed if needed. Forget about it forever.
Sage_Advice420 t1_j94jnbp wrote
Ohbyeah share the deets in the clover! What type, how dense, fert? Water? Spring? Fall?
pmyourcoffeemug t1_j94jxfr wrote
Red and white Dutch clover is “naturalized”. There are 3 native clover to the area and they are kind of rare. (Don’t quote me, I’m semi drunk and going off memory, not a botanist). No grass that people plant in their lawns is native, and it is all very taxing on the soil. There are native grasses but lawns are not how they live in the wild. Clover>grass
Henhouse808 t1_j95dom9 wrote
I'm sowing clover seed now. Once every few weeks in early winter, right after rainfall. White clover and ladino clover. Ladino is supposedly good for shadier areas. Had great success the last 2 years.
jmsjags t1_j95truu wrote
A bad freeze will kill off all the seedlings.
lunar_unit t1_j960dys wrote
That makes sense. Fingers crossed. After the 81° degree forecast for Thursday 😳 looks like the temps fall again by the weekend.
Bustin_Chiffarobe t1_j96awaw wrote
That is absolutely not true, you can plan grass next week and it’ll have established enough roots by peak summer to survive. Do you have to spring seed? No. Can you? Yes.
prairie_oyster_ t1_j96d1mj wrote
I’ve had my best success choosing a part of my yard and letting it grow wild. Then watch and see what pops up on its own. Pick your favorite volunteers and propagate those.
MrPlowThatsTheName t1_j96liy5 wrote
Depends on the amount of shade too. Any area getting full sun will have young grass scorched by midsummer.
Daykri3 t1_j96rs2l wrote
We got a short red clover seed that we were told would be better than grass. I do not believe it is native.
Daykri3 t1_j96smvt wrote
It was nothing fancy. Just some red clover over seeded in the fall. We put some lime down the year before. We lightly fertilize with less than recommended (I would rather have too little than run off). I never water my lawn. A precious resource such as water is saved for the produce gardens.
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CurrentlyInHiding t1_j97a4zl wrote
You'll have some survive, depending on how much you care to water. But you'll likely definitely need to reseed come fall as well.
raycus92 OP t1_j982v87 wrote
Yeah I should have specified, not tied to grass, was considering clover seed also since my lawn is half clover already
Miss_ChanandelerBong t1_j98iidd wrote
You could plant rye now for the summer since it's an annual and then seed cool weather grass in the fall.
whatslife t1_j9atmlo wrote
Not Ivy, also doesn’t live here and is incredibly invasive. Clover good though
airquotesNotAtWork t1_j9glc1m wrote
Other native plants as well and this is me ever so slowly.
toller_kate t1_j91zbx6 wrote
Probably too soon...I feel like this is still false spring trickery and winter weather will return again. But who knows..I'm waiting to seed for another month or so