Lawn Care Maintenance
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Through the growth of our business, we have discovered not all grass is the same. Depending on your grass, the maintenance of your schedule may vary.
Deciding on a Schedule & Maintenance Regimen
If you want a great lawn, planning is required. A lawn maintenance schedule can help you design a plan to fend off weeds and diseases, keeping your lawn care maintenance simple and low stress.
The goal of a lawn maintenance schedule is to keep your grasses and landscape as healthy as possible by coordinating lawn care activities with seasonal needs. Determining the right schedule for your lawn maintenance will depend on your zone and grass type, but in general there are certain tasks to complete each season.
First, we determine your grass type.
Warm-season grasses
Bermudagrass
Zoysiagrass
Kikuyugrass
Paspalum vaginatum
Centipedegrass
Dichondra
St. Augustinegrass
Bahiagrass
Carpetgrass
Buffalograss
Cool-season grasses
Bluegrasses
Ryegrasses
Bentgrasses
Fine Fescue
Tall Fescue
After our determination of grass type, we create a maintenance schedule.
Early spring is clean-up time. Trim shrubs, hedges, and trees. We look for depressions where snow may have compacted the ground. If there are any, we plan to aerate the turf later in the season.
During mid-spring, all remove any dead debris is needed. We plan to aerate your lawn, particularly if you have clay-heavy soil or warm-climate grass varieties. To prevent future crabgrass growth applying a pre-emergent herbicide always works. At this time, we may need to start mowing the grass, but please know longer grass is healthier grass.
After spring and early summer, we plan to fertilize your lawn in its entirety. This time of year also brings with it more weeds to pull.
Spring Lawn Preparation
For Cool-Season Grasses:
Aerate. An aeration once the lawn is no longer dormant.
Flush. Reduce potential damage from salt-impacted or pet-stressed areas.
Fertilize. Application of food in early spring to give it a boost. Once your brown turf has turned green, schedule fertilizations regularly.
Mow. At a level slightly shorter than normal.
Seed. Fall is the ideal time to seed a lawn, but spring is the next best thing. Lawn care professional to get that seed down before summer arrives, as new grass will need a chance to grow and get established before hot temperatures move in.
For Warm-Season Grasses:
Fight weeds. Brown, dormant lawn makes it easy to spot green, active weeds. We’ll help you fight them with weed control services.
Mow. In early spring, we cut grass slightly lower. In mid-to-late spring, we mow at normal heights and allow clippings to decompose on the yard to give your soil better structure and added nutrients.
Water. As spring turns to summer, we begin watering established lawns, so they get about 1 to 1 ¼ inches of moisture a week (including rain).
Summer Lawn Care
In general:
Combat pests. Check and treat for grubs or other small pests.
Mow as needed. Different grasses have different needs, but during the hot summer months most types must be monitored so that they don’t get too stressed.
For Cool-Season Grasses:
Water. Careful not to overwater. We water your lawn enough to prevent drought stress. Always avoid puddling and runoff as they can promote fungal growth.
Mow. If and when grass is thin, we protect against heat damage. As summer progresses, we avoid mowing during stressful times of day with heat and drought.
Aerate and overseed. As summer turns to fall, have we give your lawn another aeration session and overseed to prevent and enhance thinning lawns.
For Warm-Season Grasses:
Feed. During the active summer growth period, grass should be fertilized every four to eight weeks.
Adjust mowing schedule. Mow more often to avoid removing more than 1/3 of the grass blade at a time. Taller grass helps shade soil, reduce water loss and fight weeds.
Check water. In late summer, we do not mow unless the lawn has received water. Mowing a dry lawn can increase stress and dry it out even more.
Fall into Winter Lawn Maintenance
In this season, we reseed if only needed. It is good to take one last chance to remove weeds. We give your lawn a second dose of fertilizer to help it through the winter. We plan to mow the grass one last time before it goes dormant. Therefore, relax. most of the hard parts are out of the way for a couple months.
For Cool-Season Grasses:
Say no to salt. We use an environmentally friendly ice melt instead of salt to remove ice. Salt buildup in soil can damage grass and other yard plants.
Clear paths. Shovel clear paths for people to take to avoid foot traffic on the lawn which can leave behind bare spots.
For Warm-Season Grasses:
Mow. Pick a dry winter day to mow the dormant lawn. This will groom the lawn and remove fallen leaves.
Inspect. After mowing, give your lawn a close look for any winter weeds and plan to have us control them when spring begins to warm up.
Applying these lawn care ideas and allowing us to stay organized and on track throughout the year will allow your lawn to be the best on the block. With diligence and care, your landscape can improve both your home’s curb appeal and your leisure time outdoors.