Month by month guide to lawn care from month by month gardening in florida by tom maccubbin additions by lukas nursery january no fertilizer or weed feed for st.
Lawn maintenance schedule florida.
Your lawn care schedule will vary according to the climate where you live of course the calendar may call the month of march early spring but if you live in the midwest your lawn may still be a snow bank when your compadres in florida are getting out their mowers for the first time.
Summer in north florida and early fall in south florida.
States with warm season lawns include.
If you live in the south and southwest you are most likely dealing with a warm season lawn.
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.
South carolina georgia alabama mississippi louisiana florida california arizona new.
However management practices may need to be adjusted based on the year s climate and the region where the turf is grown.
A high maintenance lawn in florida would receive 4 pounds of nitrogen per 1000 square feet per year applied in 1 pound increments during march may july and september.
Augustine zoysia or bahia lawns apply iron at one half normal rate to renew green if needed apply fungicide to combat brown patch if needed mow dig and spot kill weeds.
Mow the lawn slightly lower than the regular summer mowing height.
Summer lawn maintenance is about keeping on top of the work you did during spring and is really a time to enjoy the longer days in your garden as you relax with friends and family.
In south florida an additional application of fertilizer may be required in early winter due to the extended growing.
The mower setting should be between 2 to.