lawn slit seeder - ever heard of that?
A lawn “slit seeder” is supremely useful for lawn renovation projects. Slit-seeders combine vertical mowing with seeding. As the machine goes across the lawn, it opens the soil and deposits seed directly into the soil opening. Most slit-seeders have a roller that helps firm the soil after seeding. Seed is metered at a predetermined rate; it’s suggested to apply half the desired seeding rate in one direction and the other half on a second pass perpendicular to the first. These machines have an incredibly high success rate for seed taking root and growing. Obviously, seeds are protected and nearly guaranteed protection from sun, birds and drought by being packed firmly into the soil where, once it grows, it will remain in place.
These units are hydraulically powered and are quite ingenious. By allowing the seed to go neatly into the subsurface of the soil, one saves in all the preparation labor of grading and amendment entry and goes directly to the source of what will be new: the seed placement. As mentioned, the protective layers of soil serve as the perfect medium for a new lawn.
