Must-Do Tasks to Revive Your Lawn this Spring
Essential Lawn Care Tips for a Stunning Yard
Spring is knocking on the door, and your lawn is gearing up for a new season of growth and beauty. Here are eight crucial tasks to ensure your yard stays healthy and make it look great with less effort.
1. Rinse Off Winter Salt
Winter road treatments can leave salt residue on your plants, hindering their growth. Once the soil thaws, give your plants a good watering to flush out excess salt and promote healthy growth.
2. Give Your Lawn Some TLC
When soil temperatures start warming up, it's time to show your lawn some love. Spread grass seed over bare or thin spots before the soil hits 65 degrees. This early seeding helps grass establish quickly and crowd out pesky weeds. Alternatively, consider laying down sod for a weed-resistant lawn.
3. Clear Out Winter Debris
After months of winter slumber, your yard may?be littered?with branches, leaves, and other debris.?Wait until overnight temperatures stay consistently above freezing, then?give?your lawn and gardens?a thorough cleanup.?This?not only?enhances your yard's appearance?but also?helps protect your grass during chilly nights.
4. Trim and Nourish
When the soil is dry enough to crumble, it's time for pruning and fertilizing. Trim fruit trees, shade trees, and summer-blooming shrubs to encourage healthy growth. Don't forget to fertilize trees and shrubs before they enter their growth phase.
5. Feed Your Lawn Wisely
As forsythia bushes start blooming, it's a sign to apply a slow-release fertilizer with a pre-emergent herbicide. This combo tackles crabgrass and weeds before they take over. Apply before grass germinates, typically when soil temperatures hit around 55 degrees.
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6. Prep Your Mower
Before your grass gets too tall,?make sure?your mower is ready for action. Change the oil, replace spark plugs, clean the air filter, and sharpen the blades for a smooth and clean mowing experience.
7. Plan Ahead for Perennials
Take advantage of early spring deals at nurseries by preordering perennials, even if you can't plant them immediately.?This?ensures you get the best selection while saving some money.
8. Plant New Additions
Once the soil is thawed and workable, dive into planting season. Cool-season plants like pansies and snapdragons thrive in the early spring conditions. Don't forget about bare-root trees and shrubs—they benefit from?being planted?early in the season.
By following?these simple yet essential tasks, you'll?set your lawn up for a thriving spring and summer season.?Happy gardening!
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