My lawn has a bald patch. How do I fix it?
Patch Bare Spots
- Loosen soil
- Starter fertilizer
- Seed (Black Beauty Sun & Shade Mix, Blue Grass Seed Mix)
- Light rake the seeds in or cover it very lightly (≈⅛″ soil/topdressing) or lay out straw blanket
- Water (1–2× daily)
I have hard soil with a lot of clay content. How do I break it up?
Use Jonathan Green’s “Love Your Soil” product to break down compacted soil and release trapped nutrients. You can use this when you seed a patch or over seed as well, as well as in planting beds for flowers and vegetables.
What is ‘overseeding’ and is it necessary
- ## Use our Black Beauty Grass Seed or Blue Kentucky Grass SeedOverseeding = spreading new grass seed into an existing lawn (without removing turf) to thicken, fill thin spots, and improve variety.
Is it necessary?
Yes if lawn is thin, patchy, aging, or weed-prone.
(Optional if lawn is already dense and healthy.)
Typical in Chicagoland every 1–3 years to maintain thickness and crowd out weeds.
How to manage lawn pH (or garden pH) ?
Ideal lawn/garden pH is 6.0–7.0 so grass can use nutrients well.
Mag-I-Cal: corrects soil pH (raise or lower by type); apply with a spreader.
Peat moss: lowers pH slowly; mix 1–2″ into top 2–4″ about 1 month before planting, then recheck.
What products do we sell to help with lawns?
Love Your Soil — loosens clay, improves soil structure.
Mag-I-Cal — adjusts soil pH (raises).
Seed/Sod Starter — for new seed or sod establishment.
Perfect Green — regular feeding for healthy, green lawns.
Weed & Feed — feeds grass while killing broadleaf weeds.
Sun & Shade or Bluegrass Seed — for overseeding or new lawns.
Peat moss: lowers pH slowly; mix 1–2″ into top 2–4″ about 1 month before planting, then recheck.
What are the two grass seeds we offer?
Sun & Shade:
For mixed light, overseeding, and repair; quick to establish, durable, and adaptable.
Bluegrass:
For full sun, new or premium lawns; dense, self-repairing turf, slower start, higher care.
Key Difference:
Sun & Shade = versatile. Bluegrass = uniform/full sun.
What is Black Beauty grass seed?
Black Beauty is a premium seed product designed to give you a great looking and healthy lawn in both sunny and shaded areas of your yard. It is a blend of Kentucky Bluegrass and perennial ryegrass and germinates in 7-14 days. The grass is naturally insect and disease-resistant.
What is Love Your Soil?
Love Your Soil helps break down the native clay soil to make it easier for water, air, and nutrients to reach the grass and plant roots. It is important the soil be loose enough and strong enough so the grass can be nourished and held in place.
What does Mag I Cal do.
Mag-I-Cal raises low soil pH (reduces acidity) and helps break up clay so grass can use nutrients better and grow greener.
How to use Starter fertilizer
Use when seeding or sodding. Mix into soil/topdressing before install; gentle for new roots.
New seed: safe for young grass.
Sod: apply same prep, lay sod, water at least 2× daily (same as seed).
What fertilizers do we offer?
Starter — for new seed or sod; gentle, root-building.
Perfect Green — regular lawn fertilizer; deep green, steady growth.
Weed & Feed — fertilizer + weed killer; feeds grass while removing broadleaf weeds.
