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TammyP Joined: 4/23/2002 Location: Iron Mountain, MI Posts: 2	Posted: Oct/04/2005 11:07 PM PST Hi All. I'm wondering if it's too late to plant grass seed yet this fall. I live in Iron Mountain, MI.....I think that's zone 4 but I'm not sure. I have a small area in our front yard that was an overgrown wildflower bed and I've pulled everything and want to plant grass. Am I better off waiting till the spring? Any help would be appreciated! Quote \| Reply \| Report

sashweezy Joined: 6/06/2005 Location: Ontario, Canada..Zone 4 Posts: 8401	Posted: Oct/05/2005 12:59 AM PST Thanks Ron. I am zone 4 and have been waiting for someon to respond although I didn't start the thread. I have some #@!$ rings that have to be addressed but thought it may be late. So I'll get onto it. Quote \| Reply \| Report

jbb2388 Joined: 7/28/2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 265	Posted: Oct/05/2005 11:52 AM PST You're cutting it close. It certainly won't have much time to establish itself before soil temps dip low enough to stop any growth, but it can be done. I would skip the rye though. You'll create more problems than its worth. Unless you just plant a perrenial rye turfgrass. Ideally you want 4-6 weeks for the turf to mature to reduce the % of winter kill. You may find it necessary to put down some more seed in late winter. Good luck. Quote \| Reply \| Report

TammyP Joined: 4/23/2002 Location: Iron Mountain, MI Posts: 2	Posted: Oct/05/2005 1:31 PM PST Thanks all. They're calling for 40's here tomorrow and Thursday....it's been mid-70's all week....what a change....so I just may wait till spring to get the seed down. Thanks for the info though. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Whitmore1 Joined: 4/02/2002 Location: Manistee County, MI, USA Posts: 496	Posted: Oct/09/2005 11:54 PM PST Hi Tammy and welcome to GG. You can plant now as has been mentioned and you are cutting it close. Water the seeded area well on a regular basis. My wife is a Yooper, born and raised in the Menominee area...Birch Creek to be exact. Quote \| Reply \| Report

fozbot3 Joined: 1/18/2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 7893	Posted: Oct/10/2005 12:09 AM PST Welcome to GG, TammyP!!!! good to see ANOTHER Michiganian on here!!! Quote \| Reply \| Report

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