Home Improvements & Repairs

Whether you know it or not, winter is just about to draw to a close and the dandelions will be peaking up and starting to ruin your lawn once again. But you can stop it if you make a plan. It’s not as easy as just calling up your local Georgia lawn care.

Chances are if you are like most people, you will wait until the last possible minute to get out and start applying the proper products to make your lawn thick, green and healthy this season. If that is you, then you definitely need the following tips to ensure you don’t make any mistakes along the way.

First off, you need to consider the fertilizer you will apply in your lawn care regimen. I never recommend super high nitrogen fertilizers as they do nothing but over-push the growth of the lawn. It is best to find something with a better balance of potassium and phosphorus to help the lawns root structure. It is also a good idea to apply organic fertilizers in the hot summer to avoid burning. You will find that organics also release nutrients slowly, feeding the lawn over time and not all in once quick burst.

Next comes the weed control. You are going to get weeds and you need to kill them. If you don’t, they will spread to your neighbors and that is a bad situation! I never recommend homeowners use products labeled as “weed and feed” as these products offer absolutely no control over where the chemical goes. You don’t want to throw weed control in areas where there are no weeds present.

Just target of spot treat the weeds that pop up using a pump spray gun and concentrated weed killer mixed according to the label directions. This is the best way to do it and won’t ruin the environment either.

Finally come the finishing touches. You will need some sort of insect control and probably a fungus treatment for the later spring. I’d also recommend you get some type of product that contains an iron additive as that will turn your lawn dark blue, giving you the edge you are looking for!

So if you are reading this at the last minute, and you are about to go nuts because the weeds are invading your brown lawn, get out this weekend and get started. You’ll be surprised how fast your lawn will respond.

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