Dear Neighbour,

 

Spring is one of the most important seasons of the year for your lawn. It has been dormant during winter and it will soon need lots of careful attention in order to develop into the thick, lush green carpet that you want your lawn to be.

At Lawn Care Master™ we are professionals that understand your lawn needs and share your passion for a beautiful, and well develop –disease free- green turf.

It is for our delight that we share with you some practices, and recommendations that you can undertake in the spring to make sure your lawn has the best chance of keeping green and strong throughout the entire summer season.

Note: Please be aware that if you neglect spring lawn care, you will certainly end up paying for it the rest of the year.

Task Best Time

  1. Mowing As soon as lawn needs it – when grass reaches 3 to 4 inches
  2. Fertilizing Mid-April
  3. Crabgrass Control First application around April 1 (Second application in mid-May)
  4. Seeding Before mid-April
  5. Aerating Around September 1 (A second time around April 1 on heavily compacted or clay soils)
  6. Dethatching Around September 1 and again around April 1

Type Of Grass

Best Mowing Height

Mow When It Reaches

Bluegrass

2 inches

3 inches

Perennial ryegrass

2 inches

3 inches

Tall fescue

2 inches

3 inches

Fine fescue

2 inches

3 inches

St. Augustine

2 inches

3 inches

Buffalograss

2 inches

3 inches

Bermuda

1.5 inches

2.25 inches

Zoysia

1.5 inches

2.25 inches

Centipede

1.5 inches

2.25 inches