Lawn, Irrigation & Tree Care Resources

Yes, it's normal to see weeds after aeration and seeding or a lawn renovation. Seeding season means skipping the preventive weed control that would also stop your new grass seed, and the same water and open soil that sprout fescue sprout weed seeds too. In most cases,...

The best thing to do about leaves on the lawn is to mulch them with your mower when the layer is light and blow them off when they pile up or mat down. Don't let a thick layer sit for more than about a week, especially on fescue you seeded this fall. Leaves block the...

Most grass seed germinates in 7 to 21 days, depending on seed type, soil temperature, and moisture. In the Charlotte area, tall fescue, the grass nearly every Piedmont lawn is seeded with, typically sprouts in 7 to 14 days once soil temperatures settle between...

If your lawn is Bermuda or Zoysia, bare spots can close on their own during the warm season, roughly three to six weeks for a dinner-plate-sized spot in Bermuda and considerably longer in Zoysia. If your lawn is tall Fescue, those spots will not fill in on their own...

If part of your new seeding is greening up while the rest of the yard still looks bare, the seed probably did not fail. In Charlotte lawns, patchy germination almost always traces back to three things: uneven moisture, poor seed-to-soil contact, or seeding outside the...

The best drought tolerant grass seed for Charlotte lawns is a blend of improved turf-type tall fescue cultivars, which send roots 12 to 18 inches deep into Piedmont clay and hold color through July and August on far less water than older varieties. Seed genetics are...

The best fall lawn care tips for Charlotte lawns come down to timing. For tall fescue, core aerate and overseed between early September and October, feed the lawn to build roots, and keep new seed moist. For Bermuda and Zoysia, fall means easing growth down, staying...

Dallisgrass control works best when you combine hand-removal of young clumps, targeted control products applied in spring and fall, and thicker turf that crowds out new seedlings. There is no single treatment that clears an established patch overnight. Most Charlotte...

New fescue grass seed needs frequent, light watering, 3 to 4 short cycles a day, for the first two weeks to keep the soil surface moist without turning muddy. From day 15 through day 28, that drops to 1 to 2 cycles a day as roots dig deeper. By week 4 to 8, most...

The best time to aerate your lawn in Charlotte depends on what type of grass you have. Tall fescue lawns should be aerated in fall, from September through October, while Bermuda and Zoysia lawns do best with aeration in late spring through summer, from May through...