Building Our New Home

Yes, this is a waaay late post, but I did want to post some pictures of when we first put in our new lawn. I know, it's out of order, and seems a little silly after the fact, but what the heck...

They actually used a hydromulch, which is supposed to absorb water and keep the seeds moist. It's also nice because you can tell when you need to rewater the seed, since the color turns into a faded greed when it's dry.

The first night that the lawn was put in, we had a quick 10 minute complete downpour that made some of the mulch drain into the sidewalk. Only 10 minutes and we already had bare patches in our non-existent lawn! sigh...

Anyways, the directions that our contractor gave us was to water at least twice a day until the lawn grows in. Then fertilize with Lesco Starter Fertilizer every 2 weeks for the first 2 months. The lawn did eventually come in nicely. We still have some bare patches where the rain hit that first evening. It's slowly filling in.

Anyways, here are the pictures...

September 12, 2006 - Notice the patches where the rain drained the mulch...

October 6th, 2006