What is Overseeding, And Why Should You do it?

Overseeding is one of the most important lawn care tasks, yet most homeowners do not take the time to do it. It is important because, like most things, grass is not immortal. After five or six years, grass plants will slow down their reproduction rates; they get tired just like we do as we age. Thin grass invites weeds, and that leaves you with another problem to deal with! For more tips on overseeding your lawn, go to:   http://gardening.yardener.com/YardenersPlantHelper/LawnCareForYardeners/FixingLawns/OverseedingLawns

 What Does Overseeding Do For Your Lawn?

Overseeding compensates for that natural slow down of the turf's reproduction. There are two major benefits to overseeding every five or six years:

• First, you insure your lawn stays thick and dense, or if it has thinned, you will make it thick again. Thick grass has few if any weeds if it is mowed over 2 inches tall.

• The second benefit is disease resistance. The new varieties of seed you sow this year will have better disease resistance than those varieties already in your lawn.

How Can You Tell If Your Lawn Needs To Be Overseeded?

Go to the garden center selling sod and try to spread the grass blades to see if you can see any soil. Usually, the grass is so thick you cannot see soil of brand new sod. Now go outside and check your own turf to see if by spreading the grass blades you can see any soil. It is likely the soil will be readily visible. That means your lawn needs to be overseeded. Early September is the best time to overseed your lawn.

Overseeding requires a good deal of work, so instead of spending your weekends in the hot Florida sun, prepping your lawn, let the professionals at ProMo Lawn Care do it for you!

ProMo Lawn Care is a residential and commercial lawn service company dedicated to making your yard beautiful with our custom lawn treatment services. Our expert staff consistently maintains lawns and landscapes by paying special attention to the specific needs of your Southwest Florida grass.
We are quickly becoming known as one of the top local lawn companies with the best service — serving Cape Coral, Fort Myers and North Ft. Myers, Estero, Punta Gorda, Bonita Springs and Naples. Most other lawn treatment companies in Southwest Florida don’t offer the kind of services we do — a lawn analysis that accompanies any and all of the following services you need:

Lawn care and maintenance (mow-edge-blow) Weed control (beds-n-borders) Sod repair Sprinkler head cleaning

Mulch, bark and decorative rock installation Shrub and hedge trimming Palm tree pruning Over seeding

Our lawn service prices as well as prices for additional landscape services remain reasonable because we want you to spend less time on your yard and more time doing the things you enjoy! Call us today for a FREE estimate!