Lawn care
Want the greenest lawn on the block? Well, start now or forever hold your peace with a less-than-lush lawn.
Between now and May, after grass is well-established, give the lawn a light raking before fertilizing.
Choose a spring fertilizer that contains moss killer if moss is a problem.
You can now overseed your lawn (using about one pound per 300 square feet) to help fill in bald patches and fight the return of weeds and moss.
If your lawn has begun growing in earnest, you can also aerate it now, making it more absorbent and reducing summer water needs.
Start cranking up your mowing schedule and put those grass clippings to work! Adjust your mower to cut only 1/3 the length of its blades, then leave the clippings on the lawn. They'll feed the growing grass much-needed nitrogen as they break down.
Make sure newly sown grass is getting enough moisture.
Want the greenest lawn on the block? Well, start now or forever hold your peace with a less-than-lush lawn.
Between now and May, after grass is well-established, give the lawn a light raking before fertilizing.
Choose a spring fertilizer that contains moss killer if moss is a problem.
You can now overseed your lawn (using about one pound per 300 square feet) to help fill in bald patches and fight the return of weeds and moss.
If your lawn has begun growing in earnest, you can also aerate it now, making it more absorbent and reducing summer water needs.
Start cranking up your mowing schedule and put those grass clippings to work! Adjust your mower to cut only 1/3 the length of its blades, then leave the clippings on the lawn. They'll feed the growing grass much-needed nitrogen as they break down.
Make sure newly sown grass is getting enough moisture.
