Late Spring Lawn Care
As things warm and the grass growth picks up more invasive treatments can be started because the lawn, with a little help from some fertiliser is rapidly able to recover from any damage caused.
Late Spring Lawn Care - April to May
By now you should have started those treatments in Part 1 that need doing from the previous page. So now you’ll be focusing on Parts 2 and 3. Those in bold are the essential tasks to ensure a healthy dense green lawn. Click the topic for complete details:
Part 2
More aerating with spikes – you can’t do too much!
Light scarifying if you missed the previous autumn
Part 3
Don’t rush to do these last 2 jobs in Part 3. Top dressing needs good growth and can be combined with Part 2 jobs IF the lawn is growing well and you’re not too heavy handed.
Weed Control in Spring – Patience is a Virtue
It is most unwise to combine blanket weed control (application to the whole lawn) with any raking, scarifying, top dressing or over seeding as you’ll compromise the effectiveness of the weed killer or damage the seed.
You could spot spray some large individual weeds with a ready to use weed killer or manually remove them but that’s it for now.
Weed killing is best left to very late May or even June. Some weeds are late to emerge (clovers) so spray too early and you’ll then need another spray. And, as many weed killers limit you to one or two applications in a year you will have shot your bolt too early!
For month-by-month details please visit the Lawn Diary
A Sample of Products Perfect for Spring
More Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
Leaf fall can kill grass, cause lawn diseases, increase moss and worm casts. Clear the leaves frequently before they harm your lawn
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
Winter lawns can look pretty awful but don’t need to be. With a little knowledge and planning you can have a fantastic lawn all year round.
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
During winter take care in frost conditions or when snow is heavy as you can damage the grass and cause a snow mould attack
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
Prevention is better than cure but if your winter lawn care falls short then here are the ways to improve a poorly winter lawn
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During winter several things can go wrong with your lawn from grass thinning a little, complete loss of grass in some areas to an invasion of moss and strange coloured patches in the lawn.
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
Spring is a busy time for lawns and gardens as plants and grass start growing. We’ll cover everything that is needed starting with early spring.
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After a dismal winter your lawn can be in a terrible state. Help is at hand here!
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
How to repair your lawn if it gets flooded or just becomes water logged from excessive rainfall
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If your lawn dries and the grass turns brown in summer then improving lawn care and using a wetting agent can reduce the severity or stop it completely.
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With the right preparation you can affect how long your lawn stays green during dry conditions. See how to retain the green in your grass in summer for longer.
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
Grass in a healthy lawn is very resilient and can survive short periods of drought but after that things can deteriorate rapidly so learn how to drought proof your lawn.
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
Whichever it is the chances are the grass turns a straw brown colour. Other than that, there is visually little difference in the lawn so try some simple tests.
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
The process can be as simple as just adding water but the benefits of the following watering program have proven to speed and improve the recovery whilst saving time and water
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How to revive and repair burnt summer lawns and grass after a long period with little or no rain
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
In summer consideration needs to be given to heat and drought so keeping the lawn correctly fertilised, cut and aerated will help the lawn stay greener longer.
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
Wetting agents improve rain and water uptake in the lawn. It helps water to penetrate and spread, improving availability to the grass and reducing total water usage.
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Seasonal Lawn Care Tips & Problems
As autumn approaches the weather starts cooling and getting wetter; the ideal time for feeding and weeding plus any maintenance and repairs before winter.