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    MP> >In the springtime, if you have a patch of dead grass that has ruts, mix g   
    MP> >s   
    MP> >ed in with   
    MP> >the black dirt and then simply pour it into the rut.  Because the dirt ha   
    MP> >gras   
    MP> >seed all   
    MP> >throughout, it has a better potential to grow.   
    MP>    
    MP> That is an interesting idea that I may try the next time I have that   
    MP> problem.  Thanks!   
    MP>    
    MP> Mike   
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   Just make sure you don't put pre-emergent down in the area of your repairs; as   
   when you remove "crab" from grass prevention, it prevents all grass seed from   
   growing.  I typically advise people to do all lawn repair work, and   
   aeration/seeding in the fall, as the rains are lighter and more frequent,   
   temperatures within the cooler range grass germinate and grow (other then   
   southern grasses:  buffalo, zoysia grass, etc..) and, pre-emergants aren't   
   being put down by lawn care companies and unknowing home owners.  Too often I   
   watch lawn care companies come out to a neighbors lawn in spring, aerate and   
   over seed it, and apply the pre-emergent in one single visit.  I just shake my   
   head as they're friends and I've tried to explain the concept to them in the   
   past and try to save them money.  But heck, if you have a neighbor driving on   
   your grass during winter, you have to fix it in spring -- just a couple of   
   spring notes:   
      
   1.  Best to use straw (blanket, bale, or chopped) to help keep the seed from   
   washing away/downhill during heavy downpours.   
   2.  Best to get it down earlier as their are less cool days in spring then   
   fall and most grass seed does not germinate above 80ish degrees.    
   3.  Keep the ground moist, not soaked, until it germinates.   
   4.  Do not put pre-emergent down, flag off the area if you use a lawn care   
   company and ask them not to apply there.  Matter of fact, new grass seedlings   
   do best when you don't use weed control until after the third mowing.   
      
   -tG   
      
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