Lawn Care Calendar

April

• Clean up debris from winter
• Cultivation (aerification, spiking, slicing) - lawn should be actively growing
• Vertical mowing or dethatching (lawn should be actively growing)
• Overseeding, establishment (late in month; late summer is better)
• Pre-emergence annual weed (i.e. crabgrass) control (or early May)

May

• Cultivation (aerification, spiking, slicing) - lawn should be actively growing
• Pre-emergence annual weed (i.e. crabgrass) control (or late April)
• Fertilization (1 pound of nitrogen/1,000 square feet)
• Postemergence broadleaf weed (i.e. dandelions) control to actively growing weeds
• Overseeding, establishment (early in month; late summer is better

June

• Postemergence broadleaf weed control (avoid hot weather)
• Light fertilization (with irrigation); controlled release nitrogen suggested
• Monitor for pests/problems

 

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