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Originally Posted by Maxwelhse
Are you being serious? Will the seed actually come up in the spring?
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Originally Posted by J-Mech
No different than planting winter wheat or winter rye. Grass seed is cool like that.  |
Seeding during a snow storm is identical to what nature does, only you have better control of the variety of seed being put down, seed spacing, soil conditions (tilling, fertilizer etc)
I had EXCELLENT results after doing exactly that in New England,,,, also, usually the soil stays moist.
As far as putting down hay to establish grass when it is warm, I have found the hay is adding locally grown grass seed (and weed seed,,
) at a rate that you would not normally put down.
The grass seed from the hay is usually local, therefore proven to be a good growing variety in your area.
The hay puts down LOTS of seed, normally adding more seed is a waste of money, but, some insurance there is plenty of seed.
I have never had a failure when putting down hay, something comes up, and it is always thick.