Most Arizona homeowners know how high-maintenance an artificial grass lawn can be. Even with regular watering, natural grass can easily develop dead, brown patches from daily foot traffic, harsh weather, or a slight change in your lawncare routine.

Overseeding is one of the ways in which homeowners try to counteract a brown, patchy lawn, and while it can help, it has numerous issues of its own. In this blog, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about overseeding and why artificial grass is becoming the preferred landscaping solution for homeowners in Arizona and nationwide.

What Is Overseeding?

Overseeding is the process of planting grass seeds on top of an existing lawn without digging up the sod or soil. Overseeding is typically done to try and cover or prevent brown patches and ensure a green lawn during all four seasons.

Overseeding can be used as both a preventative measure and a solution for existing lawn problems such as thin natural grass, dead patches, pest infestations or other lawn diseases. To overseed your lawn, all you have to do is spread the seeds over the affected areas, fertilize the space, and keep the area moist to encourage grass growth.

When Should You Overseed?

Overseeding is a simple process in theory, but there are many conditions that have to be taken into account to maximize your chances of successful sod growth. For example, overseeding is typically only recommended for Bermuda and ryegrass. Other types of grasses such as Zoysia grass, St. Augustine, and centipede grass can be damaged by overseeding.

Overseeding also needs to be done at a specific time of year when the temperature is just right. For the grass seeds to successfully take root, you’ll need to overseed during a time of year when the weather is around 50 degrees at night and no hotter than 70 degrees during the day. This generally makes spring and autumn the most hospitable seasons for overseeding.

Why Synthetic Grass Is a Superior Landscaping Alternative

Although overseeding offers a possible temporary solution to several natural grass lawn woes, it’s a high-maintenance process that requires very specific conditions for it to be done successfully. Even if the grass seed does take root and grow, this is only a temporary solution to a recurring problem.

By switching to synthetic turf landscaping, you can avoid the high maintenance associated with natural grass lawns while maintaining a perfectly lush and even evergreen appearance. There’s never any need to overseed, re-sod, fertilize, mow, weed, or edge your artificial turf thanks to its evergreen and pristine polyethylene fibers. Dead patches, thin areas, pest infestations, and lawn diseases are all worries of the past with turf grass, so you can spend less time worrying about your lawn and more time enjoying it.

If you want a beautiful and low-maintenance landscaping alternative for your Arizona home, speak to the expert synthetic grass installers at Luxe Lawns about drought-tolerant turf. We specialize in environmentally friendly synthetic grass installation that can transform your backyard into a desert oasis with minimal maintenance required. If you have any questions or would like more information, give the Luxe Lawns team a call at 480-906-2445 or fill out our online contact form today. We’d be happy to assist you and provide a free estimate for your synthetic turf installation.