Your Monthly Maintenance Minute Lawn Care - One Source Real Estate Inspection

Your Monthly Maintenance Minute

Lawn Care

• May is the month to start your weed control. If you pull small weeds you will not get big weeds. Weeds can ruin the look of any lawn or garden. Now is the time to apply a pre-emergent herbicide to gardens and beds. Pull weeds and spade the soil before applying a pre-emergent, because once the chemical is in the ground, it works longer if the soil is left undisturbed. Always pull weeds when the soil is moist, as it is easier to get the roots. Get in the habit of pulling a few weeds after every rain.

• As long as the weather remains cool, you can continue mowing your lawn short (about 2"). Mow often, it is stressful to the plant to remove more than a third of the blade when cutting. Keep your lawn mower blades sharp, this also will reduce stress on the grass plants. Continue your fertilization program, lawns should be fed four times a year.
  
  1. After you've mowed for the first time
  2. Late May or early June before the temps hit 90
  3. Late August
  4. Late September or early October