Importance of Proper Spring Lawn Maintenance

Springtime has come and plants are beginning to wake from their winter rest. This year you have committed yourself to ensuring that you have a beautiful looking lawn and landscape but as you look out over your yard you see patchy spots of grass along with a lot of weeds. The first key is to get a proper analysis of your yard to provide some direction to how you will treat your yard and prepare it for a healthy and attractive summer season.

1. Get to know your yard by walking each part looking for bare spots of weak turf or areas that may have insect damage.
2. Take some time to rake through your grass with a wire rake. During the winter months debris can settle below the grass surface preventing proper penetration and absorption of water and nutrients to the grass root system. This process is called de-thatching and can remove the debris caused by decomposing leaves and grass clippings.
3. Once you have a good understanding of the condition of your lawn there are two possible next steps. The first step would apply to those lawns that have bare spots. If you find that you have spots in your lawn that show bare dirt you may need to spot-seed in those patches. You can purchase grass seed from your local home improvement retail store. If you are unsure of what type of grass you have you can take a small sample with you to the retailer. If you don't have any bare spots in your lawn you should proceed on to the second next step option which is fertilizing. I always recommend using a professional fertilizing company to apply your treatment because they can customize a treatment that is specific to your lawn and also treat against weeds. If you choose to purchase and apply fertilizer yourself make sure to read and fully understand the application instructions from the manufacturer.
4. This is the time of year that is most essential to make sure your lawn is getting enough water, especially after fertilizing. Even though springtime is considered the rainy season there are many weeks that lawns are not getting enough water coverage to supply their needs for sustainable root growth and structure development. An average lawn will need to be watered about 3 times per week to provide sufficient moisture and nutrients to the roots.
5. Once you have taken the above steps you will begin to see your lawn become greener, fuller, and more beautiful. The final step in developing a great looking lawn is to mow at least once per week to allow for abundance of sunlight, water, and air circulation to the soil.
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