New Lawn Install

Here’s what you need:

1. Grass Seed (Pro Mix for Sun / Shade Mix for Shade)

For Bare Dirt (5# covers 1,000 sq. ft.)

For Reseeding / Overseeding (2# per 1,000 sq. ft.)

2. Starter Fertilizer (Fortify’s Winterizer)

3. Straw (1 Bale covers 500 sq. ft.)

This is what you do:

1. Loosen soil with a hard rake

2. Spread starter fertilizer with a spreader (calibrate spreader first)

3. Spread seed according to spreader instructions

4. Loosely spread straw at a rate of 500 sq. ft. per bale

5. Water — Make sure to soak the first 6” of soil (New lawns may require watering 3 to 4 times a day - keep soil moist but avoid standing water)

Seed will not germinate until the soil temperature is between 50 and 55 degrees.