Fat Grass Recipe

2004/04/16 | John Reeves

Materials

One 5 1/2" cu. ft. compressed peat moss
One 4 cu. ft. vermiculite
One 2 kg bag 7-21-7 fertilizer
1 to 2 kg grass seed
Shovel
Garden hose
Garden rake
Fertilizer applicator

Step 1
Prepare the mixture on a hard surface like a driveway or sidewalk.

Step 2
Add the vermiculite on top of the peat moss. Thoroughly mix the pile with a shovel while continuously adding water. You should be able to squeeze water out of the mixture. This process will take 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 3
Roughly spread the mixture on the lawn using a shovel.

Step 4
Evenly spread out the mixture into a 1/2" thick layer with the flat side of a rake.

Step 5
Apply the fertilizer evenly over the area using a fertilizer applicator or by hand.

Step 6
Thinly spread grass seed over the fertilizer by hand or with a rotary fertilizer dispenser.

Step 7
Water the lawn once a day for the first two weeks, then twice per week. After one month resume your regular watering schedule.

In four to six weeks you'll see a thick green lawn.

This formula covers 800 to 1,000 square feet.

Mixture

Step 1

Step 3

Spread mixture with rake.

Step 4

Spread grass seed.

Step 6