Have you ever determined that you're going to clean the basement, garage or barn and just become frozen in place because you can't determine where you should start on the massive job?  Did you ever just say to yourself "forget it!" and go do something else instead?

Well, the same thing happens when you decide to face down that weedy mess that you hesitate to call a Lawn.  You know that it will take several different weedkillers, but you don't know which ones and in what order, or when they should be repeated to finish the job well.

It's very possible to turn around a yard that is very weedy, but it takes time and patience. If you're looking at tons of different weeds and not just a few, the Triangle Approach is for you.   Let's set some background...

One of the fundamental problems with KBG is how long it takes for the seeds to germinate.  While some of the seeds, under ideal conditions, can germinate in 5 to 8 days, 14 to 21 is more common. As such, it is very difficult to overseed bare areas in an existing lawn as the irrigation requirements for germinating seeds are the opposite of existing grass (deep and infrequent vs. light and often).  An additional problem is that you can’t use a pre-emergent on existing turf if you want to seed into it.

Planting pots of sod is a great solution for creating patches of existing sod that you can plant into your lawn to repair damaged areas or those that had poor germination at the time of seeding.  If you are renovating, having 20 or 30 six inch KBG pots is a great insurance policy for the inevitable wash-out or animal damage.