A thin and patchy lawn is an eyesore on your property, but overseeding can restore its lush and attractive appearance. This lawn care service involves spreading seeds across your existing lawn to fill in bare patches with new grass growth. While it may seem like spring is a good time to perform overseeding for your turf in South Dakota or Iowa, it's actually a bad idea. That's because the stressful summer season is right around the corner, and the newly planted seeds will have a hard time dealing with the heat. They will also end up competing with weeds that are also developing in the spring, and you can't fight them off with weed control treatments because they will harm the seeds. To ensure successful overseeding, make sure you do it in the fall! Keep reading to learn more about why you should avoid overseeding your lawn in the spring.

When you perform overseeding in the spring, the new grass blades will struggle during the summer heat.

The temperatures and weather conditions in the spring are perfect for performing overseeding, but summer is right around the corner. The seeds you'll plant in the spring will grow into new grass blades, but they won't do well under the summer heat! That's because they have not yet developed a robust root system and will struggle to withstand the stressful heat and dry conditions. If the summer season is tough as it is for mature grass, it's even more so for new growth. To ensure you are setting your lawn up for success, avoid overseeding in the spring!

The seeds will have to compete with weeds in the spring, and weed control treatments can harm the new grass.

Spring is not only the season of growth for your lawn but also for many competitive and aggressive weeds! When you perform overseeding in the spring, the seeds will compete with these pesky nutrient thieves. These weeds will steal much-needed nutrients from your germinating grass seeds, which means they won't have enough of the vital resources that they need to grow strong and healthy.

To make things worse, you can't use weed control treatments on your lawn in the spring if you have recently planted new seeds. A pre-emergent treatment can prevent weeds from sprouting on your lawn, but it can also inhibit the germination of your grass seeds. A post-emergent treatment is no use as well because your new grass is not strong enough to endure it, so it can kill it before it has a chance to become mature!

Because you shouldn't use weed control treatments after overseeding your lawn in the spring, you'll likely have a weed-filled lawn in the summer.

When is the best time to overseed your lawn?

If you want to overseed your lawn and get the best results, the best time to do it is in the fall. The temperatures and weather conditions during this season are ideal for grass growth, so you can expect your seeds to have an ideal environment to germinate successfully. What's more, there will be fewer weeds in the fall that you have to worry about! They will also have enough time to grow and develop strong roots before the winter season, which will help the new grass survive dormancy!

Get the lush and vibrant lawn you have always wanted by signing up for our overseeding service.

It's almost every property owner's dream to have a strong, lush lawn that looks vibrant and beautiful. Here at Sharp Lawn Care, we can help you achieve that with our overseeding service. We offer this service alongside our fall aeration service, so the seeds have good seed-to-soil contact and optimal access to vital nutrients.

Our team offers this service to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in Sioux Falls, SD, Sioux City, IA, and nearby areas in South Dakota, like Tea and Harrisburg. If you're from the Sioux Falls, SD area, you can call us at (605) 251-6880 to sign up. For properties in %%ia-targetarea1full%, you can call us at (712) 253-8024.