Lawns – like all God’s creatures – have seasonal cycles and each season brings its own needs for nurture and growth. Just in time for October, we woke up this morning and received timely lawn tips from our friends at Super-Sod.
Here are some highlights of their recommendations for warm season grasses like Bermuda, Centipede, and Zoysia:
You’ve probably noticed that your lawn is not as vibrant green as it was last month. That’s normal. It’s slowly going dormant so don’t fertilize with high nitrogen to perk it up.
If you want to combat winter weeds before you even see them, apply pre-emergent before the window closes in mid-October.
Because granular pre-emergent herbicide and fungicide requires water to activate them, … [if] it doesn’t rain soon, you may want to “water in” the granules at least twice before October 15th … If you’re in an area that had heavy rainfall, consider reapplying pre-emergent a second time if you think it was washed away by excessive rain.
Leaves are starting to fall off trees and accumulate on lawns. Start blowing or raking off those leaves so your green lawn doesn’t get smothered.
October being a cooler season than most, Super-Sod’s recommendations for cool season grasses like Fescue is somewhat abbreviated, but helpful nonetheless:
Leaves are starting to fall off trees and accumulate on lawns. Blow or rake off those leaves so your green Tall Fescue lawn doesn’t get smothered.
October is the ideal month to plant Tall Fescue seed … [or for] overseeding …
Prepare for overseeding … by cleaning up your lawn and spraying out weeds. This way, you’ll have that task taken care of well before planting season is over and it won’t be a last-minute problem to solve.
Read the whole thing here. You can also find a fuller description of overseeding here.
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