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As the spring season
begins to wind down and summer approaches, there are a couple things you
need to do for the lawn before summer hits.
1.) If you have a few
weeds here and there, spot treat them with Bonide’s Weed Beater Ultra.
Don’t soak them, just a quick shot will do.
2.) If you have a few
more weeds than just spot treating, use the concentrate and mix it in a tank
sprayer or hose end sprayer to cover a larger area. Again, only spray the
weeds, and a quick shot will do.
3.) If you’d like to
feed the lawn, and have several weeds to take care of, you may consider
using a weed and feed. Remember, the grass needs to be wet when applying a
weed and feed. (In the morning with the dew on the grass is the perfect
time.)
4.) If you have no weeds
or only a few, and would like to feed the lawn, spot treat the weeds as
needed with the RTU, and then simply feed the lawn with a regular lawn
food…Scott’s or Greenview’s fertilizers will work fine.
5.) And if you did
absolutely nothing this spring to the lawn and would like to do something
before the summer, don’t forget Greenview’s Fairway Formula Spring
Application. Pre emergent for weed seeds that have not germinated yet, post
emergent for weeds that are growing right now, and a slow release fertilizer
that will feed the lawn for the next 10-12 weeks. Gets you all caught up in
one application!
Three last points. As
we head into the summer, remember your lawn would like 1 inch of rainfall
every 10 days or so. If Mother Nature doesn’t supply it, you need to…and do
it all at one time. Secondly, mow your grass higher rather than shorter. 2
½ to 3 inches or taller is what we’re looking for. And keep your lawn mower
blade sharpened. See how this grass has a yellow tint? Look closely at the
blades and you’ll see why. They’re torn - not cut. Dull mower blades.
Keep your blades sharpened for a clean cut! |
