Check this Lawn-Care Timetable

March

• Rake up particles and leaves from winter months.

April

• Developing season starts. Trim grass 3 inches high. Leave clippings on yard.

• Apply initially dosage of fertilizer.

• Treat for crabgrass with pre-emergent herbicide or environment-friendly corn gluten.

May

• Pull or spot-treat dandelions or treat whole yard with post-emergent weed control or lime.

• Fertilize 6 to eight weeks after first dose.

June-- July.

• Water if rainfall is below 1 inch a week.

• Treat for grubs using useful nematodes.

Late August-- September.

• Dethatch and aerate with core aerator when rains resume and ground softens.

• Fertilize and seed.

• Spread weed-and-feed over whole lawn or spot-spray with lime juice and vinegar.

October-- November.

• Rake leaves.

• Feed six to eight weeks after last feeding.

• At final cut, after a couple of frosts, mow 2 inches high.

South: Zones 2, 3, 4.

March.

• Growing season starts. Trim 3 inches high (1 to 2 inches for Bermuda yard). Leave clippings on lawn.

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• Apply initially dose of fertilizer.

• Treat for crabgrass with pre-emergent herbicide or corn gluten.

April.

• Plant seed.

• Dethatch and aerate.

May.

• Water if rainfall is below 1 inch a week.

• Fertilize 6 to eight weeks after very first dosage.

June-- July.

• Treat for fungus, if necessary.

• Fertilize six to eight weeks after 2nd dose.

Late August-- September.

• Mow and water until lawn turns brown.

• When turf greens up again, use last dose of fertilizer.

October-- November.

• Rake leaves.

• Continue mowing until turf stops growing.

Pro Advice: Roger Cook, This Old House Landscape Contractor states, "To find out how much water a sprinkler provides in an hour, place empty coffee cans on the lawn and run the sprinkler for 15 minutes. You'll know how long to water to make sure lawn gets 1 inch a week, 1/2 to 1/3 inch at a time.".