Many of you ask question about lawn problems. The following are a list of things you should not do to your lawn!
Only water your tall fescue (cool season) lawn as needed, not because it’s Tuesday!. Don’t water your lawn in the winter/early spring months unless we have had “zero” moisture. If we have no rain, snow or moisture otherwise (December through April), watering isn’t necessary unless you have planted seed or sod. In the Spring water minimally. In the Summer months of July and August water 1 to 11⁄2 inches per week. In the Fall water only as needed to prevent wilting.
1. Do not apply fertilizer out of the correct season (between December and April) for cool season lawns like fescue, Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass OR warm season grasses like Bermudagrass, Buffalo or Zoysia.
2. If fact the best time of year to fertilize cool season lawns is September. The second best time is November, May is the 3rd time if you choose to do so.
3. Do not apply fertilizer to warm season grasses like buffalo, Bermuda and Zoysia while dormant August through June. This is a compete waste of fertilizer because these grasses do now grow during the dormant time. Fertilize it during June and July only.
4. Don’t water your lawn every day. If does not matter what kind of lawn grass you have get as many days between watering as you can. This helps the grass roots get oxygen and oxygen is just as important as water is!
The best prevention against weeds is to culture a healthy lawn!
Read and follow label directions for any fertilizer or pesticide you use on your lawn.
The best time to plant or overseed tall fescue is in September.
