Lawn Overseeding & Seeding in McKay's Mill, Cool Springs, TN

Most homeowners in McKay's Mill wait until October to overseed, but by then, you have already lost the most critical part of the growing window. I see the same mistakes everywhere, from people using old Kentucky 31 fescue that grows in sharp, clumping bunches to those using straw as cover, which is often riddled with dallisgrass and johnson grass. If you end up with dallisgrass, prepare for a three to five year fight to kill it.

I do things differently. I use Sod Quality Certified Gold Tag seed, which is much harder to source than the standard stuff you find at big box stores. This seed undergoes rigorous third party inspections at every stage of the process to ensure zero tolerance for noxious weeds. I select my blends based on NTEP trial data from land grant universities to ensure the grass handles our specific Middle Tennessee humidity and drought cycles. My mix is 90% turf type tall fescue and 10% Kentucky bluegrass. That small amount of bluegrass is a secret used by sod farms; it helps the lawn self repair divots from your mower and acts as a disease firebreak to stop fungal spread. I aim to get seed in the ground in late August or September so it can establish itself before the heat and competition from weeds take over.