Lawn Care Calendar

September

• Overseeding and establishment (optimum time) - first week
• Fertilization (key time) - first 2 weeks
• Cultivation (aerification, spiking, slicing) - lawn should be actively growing
• Postemergence broadleaf week control to actively growing weeds (optimum time)

October

• Post-emergence broadleaf weed control (early in month) if weeds actively growing
• Cultivation (aerification, spiking, slicing) - lawn should be actively growing

November

• Mowing until dormant
• Late season fertilization within one week of final mowing of year

September-October 2002
Hort Shorts | Hort Tips | Plant Daffodils Now for a Burst of Spring Color | Prepare Houseplants for Trip Back Indoors | Late Bloomers for the Garden | Canker Cleanup | Bug Bites | Lawn Care Calendar | Food “Phyte” | Drying Herbs, Seeds and Hot Chilies on a String | Health & Household Tips | USDA Nutrient Data Base | Vegetarian Diets | An Apple a Day | Did You Know | Fresh Apple Walnut Cake

Index | Feedback