How To Fix Trampled Grass

Help a trampled lawn bounce back

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Help a trampled lawn bounce back

Post by gm560 » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:04 am

I spent the weekend removing some old shrubs, cutting a new landscape bed, planting new plants and spreading mulch. All this activity left some of the lawn around the bed a little beaten down and matted. I raked it up as best I could and even used the blower on it, but it's still little oking a little sad. Any ideas to help it bounce back? A hit of milo maybe? Water?

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Re: Help a trampled lawn bounce back

Post by jessehurlburt » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:07 am

I'd water. When grass leaves footprints behind that indicates it needs a good soaking. Personally, I'd skip the milo unless you have irrigation.

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Re: Help a trampled lawn bounce back

Post by Jconnelly6b » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:32 am

Lucky for you we have dry, cool, sunny weather in NJ right now. Perfect for helping your grass bounce back.

Likely the grass was heavy from all the rain and that's why it's staying down. It should pop up in a day or 2.

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Re: Help a trampled lawn bounce back

Post by chrismar » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:37 am

I get trampled grass all the time in my yard. Whether it be from me galavanting around doing who knows what, to my kids running around like maniacs or throwing some serious corn hole tournaments. Guess what I do about it? Nothing. I don't rake, I don't blow. I literally do nothing. Yea, it looks ugly for a while, but it eventually bounces back and you can't tell.

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Re: Help a trampled lawn bounce back

Post by social port » Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:02 pm

Areas of my lawn got mangled a few months ago. I used a blower to stand some of the grass back up. Within a month or so, it was looking much, much better. At the present time, no damage is detectable except in areas where the grass was uprooted.

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Re: Help a trampled lawn bounce back

Post by gm560 » Tue Jun 05, 2018 9:20 pm

Cool, thanks everyone. I knew it would come back, just wasnt sure if there was any way to aid.... it kinda sucks to spend all day cutting a new bed, getting a clean edge, just to have the grass around it look a little crappy. Oh well, I need to work on my patience.