I ran into the same problems as you when I first starting to grow grass. Ranking by importance, (1) Rake your lawn to remove all dead grass to expose the soil, (2) Pre-germinate the grass seeds, (3) Mow the lawn down to half an inch thick, (4) Mix the Pre-germinated seeds with fertilizer like Miloganite, (4) Even spread it over your lawn, (5) Water your lawn for 15 minutes every 6 hours. In days you will see new grass growing.
I watched so many videos before I decided to just jump in there and try it and I was surprised by how fast it grew! Great list! I’ll have to try pre germinating the seeds next time.
I ran into the same problems as you when I first starting to grow grass. Ranking by importance, (1) Rake your lawn to remove all dead grass to expose the soil, (2) Pre-germinate the grass seeds, (3) Mow the lawn down to half an inch thick, (4) Mix the Pre-germinated seeds with fertilizer like Miloganite, (4) Even spread it over your lawn, (5) Water your lawn for 15 minutes every 6 hours. In days you will see new grass growing.
I watched so many videos before I decided to just jump in there and try it and I was surprised by how fast it grew! Great list! I’ll have to try pre germinating the seeds next time.