Spring Tips For Lawn

Spring Tip:1

Raking will be your first task of spring lawn care. Sorry, but raking is for more than just removing leaves: it's for controlling thatch too. A thatch build-up of more than 1/2 inch is considered excessive.

Even if you raked in the fall, I still recommend a spring raking: it will remove grass blades that died over the winter -- dead blades that are just waiting to become thatch! But there's often another good reason for a spring raking. As you survey your lawn in spring, see if there are any matted patches, in which the grass blades are all stuck together. This can be caused by a disease known as "snow mold." New grass may have difficulty penetrating these matted patches. But a light raking will be sufficient to solve this problem.

Spring Lawn Care Tip #2: Check for Compaction

If your lawn is subjected to high levels of traffic year after year, it may eventually start to show signs of decline. In such cases, your lawn is probably suffering from compaction . For instance, the presence of moss plants signals compaction (among other things).

Lawn aeration is the remedy for compaction. 

Spring Lawn Care Tip #3: Liming

Besides compaction, the presence of moss plants also signals acidity. But grass likes a neutral soil pH, about a 6.5 . You can solve this problem by liming your soil. But don't expect a quick fix: the effects of liming are slow to take place.Liming is only a corrective measure, not a preventive measure. A soil that is too alkaline will also cause your lawn problems, so too much lime is as bad as not enough.

Spring Lawn Care Tip #4: Overseeding

So you ask when is the best time to plant seed? For cool season grasses, the ideal planting times are late fall or early spring. For warm season grasses, a constant soil temperature of 70º is recommended for optimum seed performance.
There are two times of the year that are best for overseeding a lawn: spring and fall.  Overseeding can be employed to renovate an existing lawn to grow off-season grass to keep the lawn green when the primary turf is dormant.  Spring is the best time for lawn overseeding for  lawn renovation.  Overseeding in the fall is generally done in warmer, southern climates to ensure green grass during the winter when the warm season grasses are dormant.  Regardless of the time of year during which you seed over existing grass, these tips will help your lawn project be successful.

Spring Lawn Care Tip #5: Fertilizing

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Spring Grass Care Tip #6: Applying Preemergent Herbicides

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Spring Grass Care Tip #7: Applying Postemergent Herbicides

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