I know it's a little late for most of you, but what's your guys spring lawn care routine?
I know it's a little late for most of you, but what's your guys spring lawn care routine?
Me I just got done mine, snow and rain made it a little too wet to do fully, but I dealt with it.
Once the snow is melted (I get a few chances during the winter at least) I’ll clean up all the land mines from the dog, I’ll then give it a light rake to clean up the leaves and some of the dead grass.
Once I’ve done a light rake I’ll run the lawn mower over it at the highest setting, then the lowest setting. I grab a leaf rake and give it a good rake, I used to power rake, looking at getting a detatcher machine/rake next year. I aerated with a manual tool last year so skipped this year.
Once it’s gotten a good deep rake I will then give it a blow with the leaf blower before mowing at the lowest setting to clean it all up. After that I overseed with some white clover (only started last year) and regular grass seed. Then give a her a soak, in three weeks I’ll follow up with a fertilizer.
Mine? More cardboard. More wood chips.
I’m cutting the lawn back this year, I’ve got some raised beds to go along the right fence and gonna mulch or rock them and around the others.
And along the left fence I’m putting a garden shrub bed, so more mulch there.
Also gonna hard scape the front as well.
I can only do so much before hurting so it’ll take a while, but I want the grass looking good till then.
Cheers growmie!
The old girl, going on 15 this year. She’s mostly blind and deaf, but she does her own thing.
Put weed and feed on it three weeks ago.
Just mowed twice this week. Spring is mostly weed control. It'll get better as I hate using products on my lawn, but we moved in just over a year ago and it had been loaded with weeds. After this year, I should be able to mostly hand pull the weeds.
Fall is when I do most work. I aerate, de thatch, and overseer thinner spots.
I was surprised by how easy it was to keep weeds down with a maintained yard. I need to pull maybe a dozen dandelions in the backyard each year. The city also doesn’t spray the fields for broadleaf anymore, so it’s rampant on streets.