1. Feed Your Lawn Regularly Your lawn processes nutrients within 6-8 weeks, so fertilizing it once a year is not enough! Keeping a schedule of every 4-6 weeks will keep your lawn fed so it can grow strong and crowd out any weeds.
2. Control Weeds Weeds will steal some of the nutrients that were mentioned above. Using products for weed prevention in the spring will give your lawn time to grow strong so it can fight back weeds as well, and you will have to do less to prevent weeds as the year goes on.
3. Water Your Lawn Be sure to water deeply, but your watering schedule may vary depending on how much rain is happening. A good rule of thumb is one inch per week, so if there is no rain then more watering.
4. Mow Your Lawn You want to mow your lawn high and often. Cutting your lawn too short impairs its ability to process nutrients and stay healthy. You should cut our lawn at about a 3 ½ setting during regular feeding and watering, but during drought you should raise it to a 4-4 ¼ setting. During spring grass does grow faster so you should probably be mowing about two times a week, and when growth slows during the summer about once a week. You want to try and avoid cutting too much grass off at once because this will also shock your lawn and again impair its ability to process nutrients.
5. Re-Seed The best time to aerate your lawn is in the spring or fall. You should also re-seed your lawn at this time, doing this every couple of years helps your lawn stay strong and grow new root systems.
For more tips on what time of day to water plants, and what aerating is/why it is good for your lawn, check out our other blog posts!
1. Feed Your Lawn Regularly Your lawn processes nutrients within 6-8 weeks, so fertilizing it once a year is not enough! Keeping a schedule of every 4-6 weeks will keep your lawn fed so it can grow strong and crowd out any weeds.
2. Control Weeds Weeds will steal some of the nutrients that were mentioned above. Using products for weed prevention in the spring will give your lawn time to grow strong so it can fight back weeds as well, and you will have to do less to prevent weeds as the year goes on.
3. Water Your Lawn Be sure to water deeply, but your watering schedule may vary depending on how much rain is happening. A good rule of thumb is one inch per week, so if there is no rain then more watering.
4. Mow Your Lawn You want to mow your lawn high and often. Cutting your lawn too short impairs its ability to process nutrients and stay healthy. You should cut our lawn at about a 3 ½ setting during regular feeding and watering, but during drought you should raise it to a 4-4 ¼ setting. During spring grass does grow faster so you should probably be mowing about two times a week, and when growth slows during the summer about once a week. You want to try and avoid cutting too much grass off at once because this will also shock your lawn and again impair its ability to process nutrients.
5. Re-Seed The best time to aerate your lawn is in the spring or fall. You should also re-seed your lawn at this time, doing this every couple of years helps your lawn stay strong and grow new root systems.
For more tips on what time of day to water plants, and what aerating is/why it is good for your lawn, check out our other blog posts!