Cool
When to Aerate a Cool-Season Lawn
Early autumn, August into September, while the grass grows hard enough to heal. Spring aeration works but cancels your crabgrass control for the year.
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Topic
Seasonal timing
When to seed, feed, aerate and treat. Every answer here changes by growing zone, so every guide says which zone it is for.
Warm
When to Fertilize a Warm-Season Lawn in Spring
Wait until the lawn is about half green and the last frost has passed, usually mid-April to May. Feeding dormant bermuda grows weeds and risks frost damage.
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Cool
When Is It Too Late to Plant Grass Seed in Fall?
Count back 45 days from your average first hard frost. Past that, seed rarely roots deep enough to survive winter, but dormant seeding is a real second option.
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How Often Should You Water New Grass Seed?
Two to three light waterings a day until germination, then fewer and deeper. The target is a damp top half-inch that never dries out and never turns to soup.
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When to Apply Pre-Emergent, by Growing Zone
Crabgrass germinates when soil hits 55°F for three days running. Apply just before that. Here is when it happens in each zone and the mistake that wastes the bag.
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Cool
When to Overseed a Fescue Lawn in the North
Late August to mid-September is the window. Here is the soil temperature that opens it, the frost date that closes it, and why spring seeding is the weaker option.
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Transition
When to Overseed Bermuda Grass in the Transition Zone
Two different jobs share this name. Ryegrass goes down in early fall, bermuda seed in late spring. Here is the soil temperature that opens each window.
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