Spring Into Lawn Care

It is late April and spring lawn care is important for lush, thick grass.

If you have a lawn, here are some quick tips you may want to follow:

1. Rake the lawn to remove all dead leaves that the blustery winds of winter blew onto your lawn. If there are no leaves, rake the lawn thoroughly to remove dead grass. Raking removes thatch, a build up of dead leaves and grass which prevents the proper growth of individual blades of grass.
   
2. If you have mossy type plants growing in your lawn, you may want to apply lime to ensure the soil acidity is proper for grass. Not every lawn needs lime so exercise caution and read instructions.
   
3. Seed the lawn. If you have bare spots that need to be seeded or a part of the lawn is worn after being used as a walkway during the winter, get out the rake again. Pay special attention to these areas with the rake to make sure all thatch is removed. Then, use a garden rake to create grooves for the seed. Spread the grass seed. Ask your garden center expert about which seed is best for your location.
   
4. Once the lawn is raked and seed planted, buy a multi step fertilizer and weed killer. Spread this over the entire lawn. Follow the instructions and make sure you don’t over apply. If you use too much fertilizer, it will burn the grass causing more harm than good. Make sure your fertilizer is a cool season fertilizer depending on where you live.

A typical time to start spring lawn care is now if you have warm weather. You can wait as until late April providing the weather is cool. Temperature for spring lawn care should be consistently in the 50’s.

Once you follow these simple steps, you too, can enjoy tall glasses of cool lemonade while standing.