Kentucky bluegrass is fantastic because it’s pretty easy to start a new lawn with either seed or sod. Truthfully, you could also buy plugs and start a lawn that way, but it’s highly uncommon. Depending on which is better for you, you’re better off going with one of the other two methods.
The Nitty Gritty of Seed vs. Sod
Planting seed is the cheaper route, but it takes longer than sod to get an established lawn.
Laying sod creates an (almost) instantaneous lawn, but installation is expensive and labor-intensive.
Sowing seed has a more limited timeframe, but sod installation is more flexible.
The Cost Of Starting A KBG Lawn
Seed: Kentucky bluegrass seed costs about $5 to $6 per pound. You’ll need 3-4 pounds per 1,000 square feet to seed a new lawn and about 2 pounds per 1,000 square feet to overseed an existing lawn.
Grass Seed Options:
– Jonathan Green (11970) Blue Panther Kentucky Bluegrass Grass Seed (3 lbs.)
– SeedRanch Midnight Kentucky Bluegrass Seed (5 lbs.)
– Jacklin Seed – Biltmore Blue Blend – 100% Kentucky Bluegrass (5 lbs.)
Sod: KBG sod costs about $0.65 per square foot.
When To Start Kentucky Bluegrass
As I said before, when you’re sowing seed, the optimal timeframe is narrower than putting down sod.
Seed: Realistically, you can throw seeds down whenever you want. But chances are, when it’s 90°F out, your lawn will struggle to get going. To have the best chance at success, you want to get seed down just before your KGB goes into the part of the growing season where it naturally grows the most. As a cool-season grass (as mentioned above), Kentucky bluegrass grows the most in the spring and fall. Because of this, the best time to plant a new lawn is in early fall.
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