Here are some tips to overseeding in autumn - which seems to be right around the corner:

- Cool season seeds germinate when soil temperatures are about 50 to 55°F. Planting too early or too late in the season will lengthen the time it takes for the seeds to germinate, or prevent them from germinating at all.

- You should aerate the soil before you plant the new seeds. Pulling out plugs of soil is stressful to an established lawn and therefore would be devastating to new seedlings. An aerated soil also has the benefit of new spaces for seeds to grow in.

- Choose seed that matches the cool season species in your lawn.

- Mow the lawn very short before you overseeding, almost to the point of scalping it. When the seeds start growing, you will want them to have enough access to sunlight, and taller grass can block that for them.

- Sow the recommended amount of seed split in different directions, horizontal and vertical across the lawn.

This will get your lawn prep for more growth and help it recover from a harsh summer of heat and drought. Please feel free to contact Eddybrook for more details.