Spring is a time of renewal and growth, making it the perfect season to give your lawn in North Carolina some much-needed care. To ensure that your grass thrives during this crucial period, you'll want to follow a comprehensive spring lawn care checklist. This list should include fertilizing your lawn with a slow-release fertilizer treatment to provide essential nutrients for healthy growth as the growing season gets underway. You should also apply pre-emergent weed control treatments to prevent weeds from sprouting on your turf. Finally, you should use post-emergent weed control treatments to eliminate any existing weeds so they don't steal nutrients away from your grass. By following this spring checklist, your lawn should get off to a great start!
Apply Fertilizer Treatments to Your Lawn During the Spring Season
If you want to help your lawn get off to a good start in the spring, then applying a fertilizer treatment is an absolute must! A well-fertilized lawn will be better equipped to withstand environmental stressors like heat, drought, and disease. However, not all fertilizers are created equal. When choosing a fertilizer for your lawn, make sure it contains nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium—the three main nutrients needed for plant growth. It’s also important to choose a slow-release fertilizer because these types of products gradually release their nutrients over time, providing long-lasting nourishment for your plants. As the temperatures rise here in North Carolina, the fertilizer will slowly release its nutrients into the soil, helping your grass become healthier and more dense as the growing season progresses.
Use Pre-Emergent Weed Control Treatments to Prevent Weeds From Sprouting
Weeds can quickly take over your lawn if left unchecked. They compete with desirable grasses for sunlight, water, and nutrients, ultimately weakening them. That’s why using pre-emergent weed control treatments is such an integral part of any successful spring lawn care program. These herbicides work by preventing newly germinated weed seeds from emerging above ground. By stopping weeds before they even have a chance to grow, you save yourself the hassle of dealing with them later on. Plus, since summer weeds can begin germinating as early as February, applying a pre-emergent treatment early enough gives you a head start against those pesky invaders.
Utilize Post-Emergent Weed Control Treatments to Eliminate Existing Weeds
While pre-emergent weed control treatments are effective at preventing new weeds from popping up on your lawn, they won’t do anything about the ones already there. For that reason, utilizing post-emergent weed control treatments is necessary to eradicate existing weeds. Unlike pre-emergents, post-emergents target established weeds directly, eliminating them from your lawn. Since we want our lawns to start off the spring season with a clean slate, spraying all existing weeds ensures no unwanted visitors remain. Additionally, the mild weather conditions experienced in the spring mean your turf isn’t stressed out yet, so you can take an aggressive approach to weed control without harming your grass.
Give us a call today to sign up for one of our lawn care programs!
At FineTurf, we offer a variety of lawn care programs that are designed to keep your grass looking beautiful year-round. Our team offers both cool-season and warm-season lawn care programs, each tailored specifically to meet the needs of different types of lawns found in North Carolina. No matter which program you choose, you can be sure that it will include lawn fertilization, pre-emergent weed control, and post-emergent weed control treatments. We serve residential property owners in Charlotte, Matthews, Huntersville, and nearby areas in North Carolina, as well as surrounding areas in South Carolina. Give us a call today at (704) 309-4204 to sign up for one of our lawn care programs.
