With spring approaching, it’s time to start getting your lawn ready for warmer weather. If your lawn took a beating this winter, there are some simple ways you can get your grass looking greener and healthier.
Spring lawn care can go a long way to fixing the damage of the winter. Lawn improvement can be as easy or as complicated as you want it to be.
Some few quick tips can go a long way to improving your lawn, and if youre interested in a more involved chance to get outside, lawn care can be that as well! Keep reading for some easy suggestions for lawn care.
You may not know all the specifics of your lawn, such as if you have a cool season grass, or what type of grass you have but that is not needed to improve your lawn.
Trust your lawn & garden experts and get the perfect lawn with these five easy spring lawn care tips from Blain’s Farm & Fleet.
Weed control is one of the most important steps you can take to improve the health of your lawn.
Treat your lawn with a preventative weed fighter in the early spring for a greener, healthier lawn all summer long. Choose from a wide variety of pre-emergent herbicides sold at Blain’s Farm & Fleet.
This will help prevent weeds from sprouting all around your lawn in the first place. Plus, you only have to use pre-emergent herbicides once a year.
If you already have lawn weeds, you can pull or dig them up by hand or with weeding tools. You can also use a post-emergence herbicide, which will kill the weeds you have.
However, these herbicides can also kill your grass if you’re not careful. It’s better to take preventative steps to get rid of weeds.
Removing weeds is a great first step to getting a beautiful lawn for spring.
Blain’s Farm & Fleet offers a wide selection of pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides to safely rid your lawn of weeds.
It’s also important to maintain your lawn mower. As spring rolls around, you should prepare your lawn mower for another season of work. This means cleaning the engine of lawn clippings, changing the oil filter and fuel, cleaning the undercarriage and sharpening the lawn mower blade.
You may also want to check the spark plugs to ensure the mower starts come spring time. By maintaining your lawn mower, you can help keep an even mowing height for a more consistent look. A top tier lawn mower will have no problems cutting through the grass blades, making them look perfect!
You can read through our checklist on lawn mower maintenance for a more in-depth look.
The best time to water your lawn is between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. because your lawn will have the entire day to dry. You can also water your lawn between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. if you don’t have time in the morning. Avoid watering your lawn between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. because it’s the hottest part of the day and most of the water will simply evaporate.
Check out our additional blog to find four more tips for watering your lawn.
Using the right lawn fertilizer at the right time can help you achieve a lush and green lawn. It’s important to fertilize your lawn in the early spring before your lawn enters its peak growing season. Try to fertilize your lawn right before a light rain to ensure all of the fertilizer is watered into the ground. Fertilizer truly helps improve the health of your yard, whether you just put down grass seed, or have a fully grown yard.
Beyond fertilizing, there are additional steps to improve the health of your lawn, including aerating your lawn.
Fertilizing before heavy rain often leads to a large amount of your fertilizer running off your lawn and polluting waterways. For a complete guide, read through our “How to Fertilize Your Lawn,” article.
If you have a dog, you know about yellow spots on your lawn. Animal urine contains high levels of nitrogen that can burn the grass. Use mulch or gravel to create a bathroom area for your dog to help prevent yellow spots.
Animal urine can be a main cause of bare patches in your lawn, so getting rid of them goes a long way towards a healthy lawn.
Dogs are not the only culprits creating yellow bare spots in your lawn. Read through our lawn problems article to find the cause of your yellow lawn.
Nothing says spring like a fresh green lawn. At Blain’s Farm & Fleet, we know how to help you take care of your lawn and garden.
Trust your lawn and garden experts. For more tips on lawn fertilizer, lawn care plans, and lawn equipment, visit our Lawn Care blog.
