The areas that are just walkway, just mulch around the existing pavers. That way you have less grass to take care of and water, but in a space the dogs can use.
Keep the dogs off it for first two weeks until it starts to grow. Plant it in the summer so it has time to set roots before winter. You have to water 3 times a day to help the sod set roots. Really prep the soil with the 4 way type top soil mix before you put new sod down - and buy the sun and shade sod that only needs 2 hours of sunlight.
Then pick an area to have a much smaller rectangle or circle of grass that has some sunlight coming through. How about enlarging your sitting area with pavers to create more entertaining space and remove a that portion of dead grass. From looking at your yard, I would suggest a combination of solutions as well. I have decided to limit the grass to a smaller area that gets some sun and prep it well and put down sun and shade sod. I also have two mature clematis vines in locations with some sun that are doing great. In the areas along the fence and where it will not grow I have planted vinca with the purple flowers. This bed has hosta, hydrangea, sweet woodruff and lamium groundcover. I have decided to enlarge the corner bed around one of the big trees and edge with tumbled flagstone all around. But, I LOVE my green trees outside my big windows, so they are staying. I have been re-doing my yard and we have trimmed the trees to thin out the canopy for more light. We have a very large deck that takes up a lot of the backyard, but the trees have gotten so big that they now block light and the roots compete with the grass. So, I have spent a lot of time looking at ideas myself to find a replacement for the grass. I have lots of big trees in my backyard and we have re-sodded the grass 3 times in the last 10 years. As long as you don't water for a few minutes every day or two, and you leave your grass tall, you will have a "no hassle" lawn. If you were to overseed in the spring, you would likely get weeds because you would scalp the grass down low first, thus exposing the weed seed to the sunlight and constant water.
COVER GRASS SEED WITH GRASS CLIPPINGS PLUS
When I say all your problems will go away by mowing high, I do mean all your current problem plus any future weed problems. The milk will set up the biology to decompose the straw.
COVER GRASS SEED WITH GRASS CLIPPINGS FULL
Set the milk in the sprayer at full strength and set adjuster to flow at 3 tablespoons per gallon. If you want to speed up the decomposition of the straw (or leaves), you could spray milk on the lawn. Then blow the leaf dust back to the lawn. If you don't want to mulch mow your leaves on the lawn, you can blow them onto a paved area and mulch mow them there. The grass clippings will filter down into the tall grass and the straw will be below the mower blade. Once you do that, all your problems will go away. Your mower should be at the highest setting. If your grass is only 2 weeks from seeding and you've already mowed, I think your mower is set about 2 inches too low. How long is the hay supposed to stay on anyway? So do I leave the leaves or try to remove them? On the other hand, if I use a leaf blower it will blow a lot of the hay away with it. If I try to remove them by hand or by rake it may do more harm than good by walking on it and pulling the new seedlings out. I'm not sure if this will hurt or help the new grass seed.
I'm starting to get some fallen leaves mixing in with the hay due to the time of year that it is. Will that happen if I try to mow it also? The grass is becoming entwined with some of the hay way down by the soil but not the pieces up on top. I tried to move some of the hay as it was put on a bit too "thick" in some spots and I noticed that if I pulled the ones on the bottom it pulled some young grass roots up with it. Assuming they stay on the lawn, how long will they stick around? They don't look very nice on the lawn and with winter approaching I don't really want to see them all year, especially right next to the house like they are. I don't usually bag my grass clippings as our town does not accept them. It's about two weeks old now and is actually coming in very nicely all things considered. He said to just leave it and it will disappear when it gets mowed. The landscaper put down some grass seed and covered it with hay or straw. It's a fairly large area including the part where the machinery tore up the lawn. I had a new patio put in my back yard and it is surrounded by about 4' to 10' of new soil. Hi, I'm new to using hay or straw to growing grass from the start and could use some help.
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