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Slice seeding is a great way to repair or improve a thin or weak lawn. Disease and insect damage can thin a lawn so badly that renovation is the last resort. Slice seeding will introduce new seed into the lawn and help thicken it up. This method solves lawn problems efficiently, and improves your lawnâs density. The seeder cuts furrows into the soil and plants the seed into the furrow.
Steps in Starting a New Lawn From Seed. 1  Remove the old grass plants and/or weeds, if any exist (if you already have bare ground, you are one step ahead). 2  Break up the compacted soil with a tiller. 3  Spread a starter fertilizer over the now-loosened soil.  Also spread a soil conditioner over the soil.