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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 08 > Can’t get the grass to grow? Here’s why

Can’t get the grass to grow? Here’s why

By Detroit Free Press / The Bulletin
July 8, 2008

Homeowners struggling to grow grass under mature shade trees wage a losing battle. Each spring, they scuff up the spots where the lawn is missing or thin, then scatter new topsoil and grass seed.

They water. The grass seed germinates. But before long, the bare spots are back.

Big trees,....

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