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I'm impatient, so I'm making plugs

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Lawn Revitalization Project - This article is part of a series.
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Parts of the back yard are growing really well (though some aren’t). In my impatience, I decided to try an experiment. I dug 12" diameter plugs of grass (about 20) and transplanted them to the front yard.

Digging grass plugs

I imagine these holes will self-heal and grow over pretty quickly.

Digging grass plugs

There’s still a lot of bare space, but you can definitely see the St. Augustine stolens spreading. Definitely in growing season now.

Grass plugs planted

And remember last month, when I showed the picture of the stolens growing over a large bare spot? Here’s that spot today.

Not-so-bare spot
Chad M. Goode
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Chad M. Goode
Lawn Revitalization Project - This article is part of a series.
Part 3: This Article