Planting fescue in fall is the best bet for a healthy lawn.
Treat acidic soil with garden lime. Treat alkaline soil with compost or other soil conditioners.
Please note: The WHO considers glyphosate to be a probable human carcinogen. Its use is prohibited in some states and countries. Please check with your local laws and use caution if handling this chemical. When reseeding, you may try a gentler herbicide safe for grasses. To protect the fescue, it is better to mow or pull out the weeds by hand.
Rent a tiller from a home improvement store if you don’t have one.
You’ll see that fertilizer bags have a series of 3 numbers on them. These numbers represent the amount of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium in the fertilizer, and are known as the NPK value. Look for a fertilizer with an NPK value of 16-4-8.
Avoid overseeding, or planting too many seeds, which can be needlessly costly. Overseeding will also cause too much competition between plants and produce weak seedlings.
