We are seeing signs of life in our landscapes and lawns. When you think about it, weather you planted your lawn or it was there when you purchased the home, the price of owning and maintaining a lawn does have a cost. Keeping it as healthy as possible should be your highest priority. With this said, care and management for your established lawns should look like this list of chores:
Mowing- Turf-types: 2 to 3 inches. K-31: 21⁄2 to 31⁄2 inches. Raise height to the upper end of the range during the summer.
Fertilizing- September, November, May.
Watering- Spring: minimal. Summer: 1 to 11⁄2 inches per week. Fall: only as needed to prevent wilting.
Planting- September or March through April, using 6 to 8 pounds of seed per 1,000 square feet.
Dandelions- Herbicides are most effective in the fall.
Crabgrass- Preemergence herbicide before redbud trees reach full bloom.
Grubs- Treat May through July depending on when grubs are present.
Aerating Early spring or fall, as needed.
