Are you considering an attempt to germinate grass seed by laying it on top of the soil? Here are a few things you should know ...

I’ve seen various cold stratification methods for seeds, including using empty milk containers, buckets, and ice cube trays.

This often-overlooked seeding method allows grass seed to lie in wait, ready to sprout as soon as the soil warms up.

Fork over the soil two or three weeks before sowing to encourage the weed seeds in the soil to germinate ... so they're best thinned out to their final spacing, discarding the excess seedlings.