Lawn establishment

Alright guys I built a new house last year in northern Georgia and I’m having one heck of a time getting this yard established. I have done a lot of research this year but first I’m going to give a little background to my place. My lot was All pine and oak. I cleared most of the pines out but left about four oak trees in the yard and the outskirts of the yard are oak trees, so I knew acidity was going to be a problem. I had my yard hydroseeded and had very little results with this. It sporouted but did not do great. Last summer I reseeded the whole yard with 50 lb of y’all fescue (now I realize this is way too little for around 17k sq ft lot of grass). Last fall I also plug aerated the whole entire yard with no results to speak of. This year I’m done with the eye sore I call a yard. I sent a soil sample to University of Georgia and got their recommendations. My soil ph was 4.9. There recommendation was to apply 75
Lbs lime per 1000 sq feet and to apply 15 lb 10-10-10 per 1k sq feet. They did not have recommendations as to what seed to sew. I’m asking you guys, what brand of fertilizer is the best or does it matter? Do I need to use pelletized lime or powder ? What recommendation do you have on seed for this hard and acidic climate? Should I aerate again before doing all the above ? I’m at wits end with this yard !

I'll be honest bud, I treat yards for a living. You need to start over. You don't over seed fescue in summer. You do that in Sept. You have to core aerate first. You have to use weed control too. Georgia heat doesn't like fescue. Unless watered alot moat will die in July before re seeding. Fescue is a cool season grass. If you want to do it right hire someone with a big cat top soil and pallets of zoysia grass. You will fight fescue until you are in the grave

^^^ Good advice. Make sure you have adequate sunlight for Zoysia. It wants more sunlight than most understand. It’ll grow and be green but not be thick enough to beat weeds. Also make sure you have good soil for zoysia. It’ll not be as green as you want in poor soil.

Im no expert but there is fescue grown all over north ga in yards and pasture. I would get that soil ph and fert handled and re seed in fall. I bet you can get it to work.

Looks like you need more fertilizer. I haven't done a soil test on mine but have had good luck fertilizing around Valentine's day, memorial day and around labor day. I had same oak and pines cleared off just like yours and I'm located in Northeast ga. Fescue will die out some in hot summers but will need to plug and reseed every fall.

10-10-10 is what I use. Never added any lime but I'm sure I could use some

Add irrigation, top dress, soil test ,reseed!

Just a thought... if I had it to do over again I would plant white clover in my "lawn" and be done with it. Much better for the world than a monoculture of a grass that does little benefit to anything except the guys that get paid to maintain it.

After 2000 lb of lime, a bag of seed , and some fertilizer we’re getting somewhere

Looking a lot better

2000 pounds wow, looks like you nailed it. How much area are talking about?

Red dirt clod- I think my total yard square footage is around 18000 sq ft. That’s just stepping off width x length. I sent a soil test to UGA and they’re was 75 lbs per square foot. My friend let me borrow a four wheeler and his deer feeder ( to sling the lime). It didn’t take long at all to have the whole place done

Thanks for the info, took a sample of my soil today to send in for testing!

Very few things grow well with a ph of 4.9. Not things that you want anyway.