Let’s make this easy. Here are five things you need to do have a great lawn:
1. Have
your soil tested to know exactly what is needed to provide your lawn with the
proper amounts of nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), and potassium (K).
2. On
average plan to feed your lawn three to four times per season using a
fertilizer with 50% of its nitrogen supplied in a slow release form.
3. Aerate
your lawn to limit soil compaction and encourage deep rooting and water
penetration.
4. Control
crab grass in the spring before your soil temperature reaches 50 degrees. Do so through an application of pre-emergent
herbicide.
5. Broadleaf
weed control is best completed in the spring and fall. Use water soluble herbicides which are far
superior to weed and feed products for the most effective control.
