A HOMEOWNER didn't just tell, but showed, how they were living their best lush lawn life. Rather than being overrun with dirt, they proved they had a green thumb with their very green outdoor space. Redditor New_beginning_121023 also credited other platform users with offering some helpful hacks.
They knew that sometimes it takes a village to perfect the look of your lawn. "A while back I posted asking what to do after I tilled my yard. I received a lot of advice," they said.
"And I wasn't aware it was better to do this in the fall versus the spring so I was pretty worried I was going to be stuck with dirt all summer," they added. It turned out they had nothing to worry about and explained how the advice they got for their three-step technique "really paid off." "I tilled everything there pretty aggressively.
I added dirt to the low spot I had holding water. I tilled again, waited a few days for the dirt to dry out, then tilled a third time," they said. After spreading starter fertilizer, they "lightly" tilled that into the top couple of inches of ground.
They also raked everything as "smoothly" as possible. "I ran my rake across the dirt to try and mix in the seed and Milo just a little bit," they said. "Then I watered it three times a day for 15 to 20 minutes each time until it started coming up.
" Their goal was now just trying to ensure that it doesn't get "too dry." While they did not cover anything with straw, they did mow the lawn twice at the "highest setting." They co.
