The cold winter months can be hard on your lawn, but as warmer weather approaches, it is the perfect time to give it a little extra attention. Early spring lawn care is an essential first step in achieving the lush green lawn you’ve been hoping for this upcoming spring and summer season. But where do you begin to ensure your lawn care is getting off to a good start?
At Green Castle Lawn Care, we understand how difficult it can be to achieve the lawn of your dreams. Ensuring your lawn is getting all the nutrients it needs to grow properly can feel overwhelming. If you want to learn more about what our team recommends incorporating into your spring lawn care plan to help it grow lush and strong, keep reading.
1. Remove Debris
Over the winter months, it isn’t uncommon for inclement weather to blow a variety of debris across your property. Before you begin your spring lawn care, take this time to do a walkthrough of your yard. Remove any twigs, large branches, garbage, and other debris that has accumulated across your lawn. By collecting this debris, you protect your lawn and lawn equipment from unnecessary or avoidable damage, ensuring your lawn care gets off on the right foot at the start of the season.
2. Double-Check Your Lawn Equipment
The last thing you want to deal with when the spring season finally settles in is a lawn mower or edger that isn’t working properly. However, as they sit unused over the winter, problems may arise. As the early spring months approach, now might be the perfect time to double-check your lawn equipment. Ensure everything is working properly, change the oil, sharpen the blades, and clean your mower’s cutting deck. You may also want to check on your weed whacker and rake to ensure all of your tools are ready for your spring lawn care efforts.
3. Dethatch the Grass
Thatch is a combination of dead grass, roots, and other organic materials that can build up on your grass over time. As it becomes thicker, it may impact water absorption, air exchange, and nutrient penetration to the roots. Dethatching removes this buildup during the mid to late-spring months, allowing your grass to absorb the necessary water and nutrients. While dethatching is a beneficial addition to your spring lawn care, it isn’t always necessary. It may be best to speak to a trusted lawncare expert about whether they believe your grass can benefit from this service.
4. Fertilize Your Yard
If you want to start your spring lawn care off on the right foot, you might want to consider investing in lawn fertilization. Your grass is dormant through the winter months, so providing it much needed essential nutrients as it begins to grow is a great way to support it. By fertilizing, you can replenish nutrients to help your grass grow thick and strong, leading to a more resilient lawn throughout the rest of the season. This fertilization may also help your plants recover from any nutrient deficiencies they encountered as the winter months progressed.
5. Aerate Your Lawn
If you’ve never aerated your lawn before, this spring is the perfect time to try it out for the first time. Aeration is beneficial to your lawn for a couple of reasons. First, it helps reduce soil compaction, which impacts water absorption, fertilizer efficiency, and microbial activity. Additionally, it helps improve air exchange and removes bulky thatch. If you want your spring lawn care efforts to result in a lush, green yard, scheduling lawn aeration with a trusted lawn care expert is the way to go.
6. Take Care of Weeds
It doesn’t take very long for weeds to take over your lawn. In many cases, while weeds are native to your environment, the grass may not be. This means that your environment is the perfect breeding ground for weeds to grow rapidly. If you want to prevent these weeds from overtaking your lawn, it is best to address them as soon as they pop up. However, it is important that you remove the entire root system. Failing to remove the root of the weed during your spring lawn care may result in these weeds reappearing in just a few short days.
7. Overseed Your Yard
During the early spring months, it isn’t uncommon for homeowners to notice thin or bare patches in their grass. If you notice these patches, you may want to incorporate overseeding into your spring lawn care. By overseeding these bare patches, you can help fill in thin areas and promote a lusher and more uniform appearance across your law. To ensure your grass grows properly, you need to carefully choose a grass seed that is resilient enough to withstand your climate and lawn conditions and follow proper watering and mowing practices after you have finished the seeding process.
8. Time Your First Mow
While you may be excited to mow your lawn for the first time this spring, it is important that you don’t do this too soon if you want your grass to flourish this year. Generally, it is best to wait until the temperature is consistently above 40 degrees and your grass is at least 3 inches tall. Your grass should also be dry before you mow it for the first time this season. Mowing too early may kill new roots and cause stress or damage to existing grass, making the perfect timing of this first mow an essential part of your spring lawn care routine.
Schedule Spring Lawn Care with Green Castle Lawn Care
If you need help with your spring lawn care, turn to our team at Green Castle Lawn Care for help. With over 20 years of experience helping homeowners across the Ogden, Utah, area and beyond achieve the lawn of their dreams, we are confident that our team can do the same for you. From fertilization and aeration to insect and weed control, our team provides a variety of services to ensure your lawn looks its very best all year round. If you would like to schedule spring lawn care with our team or you have questions about the services we provide, don’t hesitate to contact us today.