Slit seeding a lawn can be done in fall or spring to repair and revitalize lawns. It ensures better seed-to-soil contact and improved germination rates compared to sowing by hand, however, it does ...

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: I just got my entire yard aerated. On the one side of the house, the company used a machine that cut slices in the ground and inserted grass seed into them.

The Vari-Slice seeder is designed for worked or no-till conditions, and where tight germination of grass seed is needed. Available in several models with widths of 3, 4, 6 and 8 ft.

A 4-year-old girl died after getting trapped under a farm tractor’s “slice seeder” in Connecticut, Watertown police say. Her death was ruled as accidental.

Toro's 20-in. Slit Seeder features a seeding width of 20 in. and is capable of power-seeding, dethatching and verticutting while handling like a self-propelled push mower ...

A 4-year-old girl died after getting trapped under a farm tractor’s “slice seeder” in Connecticut, Watertown police say. Her death was ruled as accidental.

A 4-year-old girl died after getting trapped under a farm tractor’s “slice seeder” in Connecticut, Watertown police say. Her death was ruled as accidental.

A 4-year-old girl died after getting trapped under a farm tractor’s slice seeder in Connecticut, Watertown police say. Her death was ruled as accidental. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 4-year-old ...

A 4-year-old girl died after getting trapped under a farm tractor’s “slice seeder” in Connecticut, Watertown police say. Her death was ruled as accidental.