Photo Credit: National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
This column, “LBWA” (Leadership By Wandering Around), is based on the premise that, in order to find out what’s going on in the field, a parks and rec leader has to leave his or her desk and “wander around” the area of operations, talk to people, ask questions, and kick around ideas with the individuals in the thick of delivering services to the public. So the author will bring up issues that may be common to many PRB readers and ask the leaders who are the readers to weigh in and share their knowledge and experiences.
When turfgrass experts get together to talk shop, the subject of overseeding eventually comes up; odds are there will be varying opinions about this topic.
Ultimately, parks and rec maintenance managers have to do the research to see how and when overseeding might be in the best interest of their specific fields and in their unique climate; there isn’t a cookie-cutter solution.