Category: Lawn Care

Aerate 1-2 days after about 1 inch of rain, when soil is moist but not sticky. Screwdriver and soil-ball tests, moisture table, timing by grass type.

When stripping a lawn beats overseeding, sod cutter vs spade vs glyphosate vs sheet mulch compared, cutting depth, what to do with the sod, and seeding dates.

Most brown lawns after drought are dormant, not dead. Use the tug and crown tests, water 1/4-1/2 inch every 2-3 weeks to keep crowns alive, then recover.

Laying turf over grass usually fails: no soil contact, seams dry out, old grass grows through. What sod needs, the minimum shortcut, and the proper method.

Move sod pieces and plugs of bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine or centipede: lift depth, plug spacing and fill-in times, a 3-week watering schedule and mistakes.

Mow at 3–4 in on the seed-head cycle, feed 1–2 lb N a year, use iron for yellowing, overseed scarified bahia at 5–10 lb/1,000 sq ft, check for mole crickets.