What should I use?

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I ran a disc and yard rake over a lawn for a man. He wanted new grass sown in his yard. The man that planted the grass for him waited a little over a week after I was done to plant the grass seed. He called and said most of seed is now on top of the ground and wants me to come back. I am not sure what to do. Use the rake with wheels or disc again with the blades set straight? I've never planted a yard before, if you saw mine you would believe me. Thanks for any advise, JC
 
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I ran a disc and yard rake over a lawn for a man. He wanted new grass sown in his yard. The man that planted the grass for him waited a little over a week after I was done to plant the grass seed. He called and said most of seed is now on top of the ground and wants me to come back. I am not sure what to do. Use the rake with wheels or disc again with the blades set straight? I've never planted a yard before, if you saw mine you would believe me. Thanks for any advise, JC
 
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What kind of grass is it? Most grass around here (hay/forage is my experience, not yards) is some type of bermuda and just wants a thin layer of dirt over them. We accomplish this on a large scale w/ a chain harrow, tire drag, or a close spaced "pulverizing disc" set real shallow. Too much dirt over the top won't allow the sprout to break out. Most of our problems stem around Mother Nature granting enough water for everything to sprout, root, and take hold.
Hope this helps.
You might try a piece of chain link fence dragged across it.
 
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What kind of grass is it? Most grass around here (hay/forage is my experience, not yards) is some type of bermuda and just wants a thin layer of dirt over them. We accomplish this on a large scale w/ a chain harrow, tire drag, or a close spaced "pulverizing disc" set real shallow. Too much dirt over the top won't allow the sprout to break out. Most of our problems stem around Mother Nature granting enough water for everything to sprout, root, and take hold.
Hope this helps.
You might try a piece of chain link fence dragged across it.
 
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Disking it with your blades set at a pretty straight angle just to turn dirt over will work.
If you have an old piece of sturdy fece around (like a hog panel) dragging that will work better to cover the dirt up and help smooth it out alot.

Honestly though planting grass this time of year is a waste of time unless you water it to the point of turning it into mud everyday!
 
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Disking it with your blades set at a pretty straight angle just to turn dirt over will work.
If you have an old piece of sturdy fece around (like a hog panel) dragging that will work better to cover the dirt up and help smooth it out alot.

Honestly though planting grass this time of year is a waste of time unless you water it to the point of turning it into mud everyday!
 
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The yard we are working on is next to a Country Club. The owner got carried away trying to kill wild onions, and killed most of his yard. I was under the impression that it was a rush job, but the guy following me took his on sweet time.
I can get some old chain link fence to try. JC
 
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The yard we are working on is next to a Country Club. The owner got carried away trying to kill wild onions, and killed most of his yard. I was under the impression that it was a rush job, but the guy following me took his on sweet time.
I can get some old chain link fence to try. JC
 
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