Early & Late Spring Lawn Care Schedule in Lorton, VA; Fertilization, Weed Control, Disease & Insect Treatments & More
Spring lawn care is essential to maintain a green lush turf for your Virginia property. Where most spring care is not difficult, it is still important it gets done. With your efforts and the help of CSI Home and Commercial Services, your lawn can be healthy and green. Today, we at CSI Home and Commercial Services would like to elaborate on spring lawn.
Lawn Mower Tune-Up
Replace the air filter, spark plug, and oil. Before working around the cutting blade, clean the top and undercarriage, removing dirt and grass clippings. Be sure to detach the spark plug wire. Simply lift one side and brush away dried grass. Loosen with a hand trowel or putty knife if the grass hardens. Have the blades sharpened and if there are large nicks or gouges, have them replaced. Ensure your fuel tank is full. A pro shop can help tune-up your mower if necessary.
Spring Yard Clean-Up
Make sure to clean out all the twigs, branches or other debris that has built up over winter from your lawn. Make sure to rake up dead grass and other debris and properly dispose of them.
Repairing Bare Patches in Lawn & Preventing Weeds
Be sure to water newly seeded areas daily for at least a week, but better to do so until grass is at ideal length. Avoid mowing until grass is at least 2 inches tall. Be sure to apply fertilizer to eliminate the weeds and stimulate grass growth. If you apply product to fertilize the grass and destroy the weeds, be certain to follow the label’s directions.
Mow Grass High
For your lawn’s type of grass, adjust the mower deck to cut grass at the highest possible setting. Corresponding to a mower’s highest setting is where most turf types thrive with about a 3- to 4-inch blade height.
Landscape Bed Edging
Soft soil makes edging beds a cinch in early springs. To keep grass out, use a sharp garden spade or half-moon edger, cut a 2- to 3-inch deep, V-shaped trench along beds. Re-cut only as needed as you maintain this edge with a string trimmer throughout the growing season. Toss weed-free material onto planting beds as mulch or add it to your compost pile if you’re refreshing existing trench edges in spring by digging out soil or mulch that has filled the trench.
Mulching Application
For the growing season wait until soil has warmed to refresh mulch. To help prevent weed growth by blocking access to the sun, mulch provides vibrant year-long color. Not on top of, but around your plants, add a 2- to 3-inch layer.
Late Spring Lawn Care Steps
Bare spot repair. Water newly seeded areas daily until it becomes high enough to mow at least 2 inches tall. When the new grass reaches the height of the surrounding lawn, begin to mow.
Over-seed. By over-seeding, you can thicken a thin lawn. Use a product with grass seed, fertilizer, and a soil improver into an easy-to-use product you apply with a spreader. Water newly seeded areas daily for at least the first 2 weeks.
Remove dandelions and grubs. Make sure to clear out dandelions and clove, all the while feeding your grass to build strong roots. With the right applications, you can feed the lawn while killing the late weeds. Before turning into beetles and flying off to find mates, late spring is the time that hibernating grubs in the lawn begin to crawl toward the surface to chew grass roots.
Lawn Care Services
To maximize the health and vitality of your lawn, call CSI Home and Commercial Services and let our qualified professionals assist you! We can improve the appearance and value of your home by providing quality lawn care services including complete inspections and soil analysis, environmentally sound fertilization and weed control, disease and lawn insect treatments and core aerations.
