For cool season grass fall provides ideal growing conditions.
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Thanks to our lawn care calendar you ll know exactly what chores to accomplish in each season of the year for your greenest best looking lawn yet.
They go dormant over winter return to active growth in spring and peak in.
Knowing what to do and when to do it is essential.
Bermudagrass is dormant when temps are below 65 degrees.
Fall lawn care plan 1.
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If you live in the south and southwest you are most likely dealing with a warm season lawn.
Dust off your mower and other lawn care equipment and use this month by month lawn care calendar to make sure the grass is greener on your side this year.
Don t let annual weeds ruin the look of your lawn.
Spring stop summer weeds.
Lawn care calendar for warm season lawns keeping your lawn lush and healthy requires attention every month of the year.
Give grass a head start on strong root growth by using scotts turf builder winterguard fall lawn food twice in fall.
Pruning except for maples and birches now is a good time to prune trees if limbs are more than an inch in diameter use the three step method for removing branches.
Once around labor day and a second time six to eight weeks later.
Spread a pre emergence herbicide to stop them before they sprout.
For warm season grasses only one application is necessary in early fall.
Once your turf breaks out of dormancy months of lawn care and maintenance begin.
With the weather becoming milder you might notice worm casts appearing again.
States with warm season lawns include.
Right now is a good time to get your mower serviced and make sure your other lawn care tools are ready for use in spring.
Warm season grasses thrive in warm humid and warm arid areas of the country where the temperatures stay around 85 to 90 degrees during the majority of the growing season.