How to Grow a Lawn from Seed

All our seed articles with instructions and videos, organized in one place

Starting a Lawn from Scratch

You may think planting grass seed is as easy as tossing a handful or two across your lawn, much like feeding the chickens. While planting grass seed is easy, it requires a bit more attention to detail than feeding birds. The articles and videos on this page were created to help you succeed at growing a beautiful, dense lawn that you start from seed yourself.

How to Plant a New Lawn from Seed

👉 Lawn Prep Before & After Seeding (for all grass seed)

Start with a soil test and, once your seeds are planted, end with a layer of Soil³ compost (not straw). This applies for both warm & cool season lawns.
How To Conduct a Soil Test for Your Lawn [Video]

How To Conduct a Soil Test for Your Lawn [Video]

Soil3 vs. Wheat Straw When Seeding New Lawns

Soil3 vs. Wheat Straw When Seeding New Lawns

🌱 ☀️ How to Seed a Warm Season Lawn 101

Warm season lawns (such as Zenith Zoysia and TifBlair Centipede) thrive during the warm, hot months and go dormant during winter. They are best planted when the ground is warm. In the Southeast, the warm season starts in April in the warmest areas (coastal and Deep South). In farmer-speak, "seeding" equals "planting."
How to Seed a NEW Zenith Zoysia Lawn

How to Seed a NEW Zenith Zoysia Lawn

Seeding New or Existing Zenith Zoysia Lawns

Seeding New or Existing Zenith Zoysia Lawns

How to Seed a NEW TifBlair Centipede Lawn

How to Seed a NEW TifBlair Centipede Lawn

Seeding New or Existing TifBlair Centipede Lawns

Seeding New or Existing TifBlair Centipede Lawns

Cater to the Needs of Your Grass Seeds

Warm Season lawns from seed take a little more time to germinate than cool season lawns such as Tall Fescue. Take a bit more care with them, and you'll be successful! Our mantras when planting Zenith or TifBlair seed are: "patience grasshopper" and "water, water, water."
Cater to the Needs of Your Grass Seeds

🌱 ❄️ How to Seed a Cool Season Lawn 101

Tall Fescue is an evergreen lawn that thrives during the cool months. It is best planted in the fall, when the weather has turned cool again. In the Southeast, the Tall Fescue season starts in September. In farmer parlance, "seeding" equals "planting."
How to Seed a New Tall Fescue Lawn

How to Seed a New Tall Fescue Lawn

How to Overseed an Existing Tall Fescue Lawn

How to Overseed an Existing Tall Fescue Lawn

Qualities to Look for when Buying Fescue Seed

Qualities to Look for when Buying Fescue Seed

Penkoted Technology for Tall Fescue Seeds

Penkoted Technology for Tall Fescue Seeds

Water Star Qualified Tall Fescue Seeds

Water Star Qualified Tall Fescue Seeds

Myco Advantage for Tall Fescue Seeds

Myco Advantage for Tall Fescue Seeds

👩‍🌾 Aftercare for all Seeded Lawns

After you planted your seed according to the articles above, here are the guides you need for the next stage of caring for a brand new lawn. At this point, repeat these mantras: "mow as soon as there is something to mow" and "water, water, water."
How Soon Should I Cut My Grass?

How Soon Should I Cut My Grass?

How and When to Water Your Lawn

How and When to Water Your Lawn

4 Similarities Between Warm- and Cool-Season Grass Seed

Are there any similarities? The similarities are in the planting techniques.
Find out the 4 similarities
4 Similarities Between Warm- and Cool-Season Grass Seed

3 Differences Between Warm- and Cool-Season Grass Seed

What is the difference anyway? In short, warm season lawns (such as Zenith Zoysia and TifBlair Centipede) thrive during the warm, hot months and go dormant during winter. They are best planted when the ground is warm. Tall Fescue is an evergreen lawn that thrives during the cool and cold months. It is best planted in the fall, when the weather has turned cool again. 
Find out the 3 differences
3 Differences Between Warm- and Cool-Season Grass Seed
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