I’ve got a couple of bare spots on this lawn, so I’m going to put in some good grass seed for overseeding and will need a nice, even distribution.

Now, if I was overseeding this entire yard, I would get a drop spreader, fill it with seed and walk back and forth and be done with it.

But when you have a bunch of bare spots on the ground, how do you evenly distribute the seed?

Well, here’s one idea: Get a berry container! Most berry containers have drainage holes in them. If they’re slotted holes, they’re perfect for distributing grass seed.

Just dip the container in the bag of seed, fill it up, and if you shake it gently over the soil, you get a nice, even distribution of seed over the whole soil.

And now, the last step, which is really important, is you want to make sure you rake the seed into the soil so it’ll have a good chance of growing.
The seed only needs to be down about a quarter of an inch or so.

Come back and water that every day, and within a few weeks, you’ll see the grass start to grow.

And pretty soon, that bare spot will be gone!

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Joe Truini

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Joe Truini is a contractor, author, and the host of “Simple Solutions” on Today’s Homeowner TV and the weekly Today’s Homeowner radio show. He has worked on both large commercial projects and residential remodeling, and has written for national publications such as This Old House and Popular Mechanics. He has also written eight books, including three best-selling shed-building books. Joe lives in Connecticut with his family and enjoys hiking, traveling, and baseball in his spare time.

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