Grass Maintenance Calendar


Follow these general guidelines to best manage weeds and pests and maximize results for your grass stand all season long.

Type

March

April

May

June

July

August

Sept-Oct

Nov

Dec-Feb

Cool Season Grasses (CSGs)

TURF

-  Mow

TURF

-  Mow

-  Aerate

-  Seed

TURF

-  Mow

-  1st application weed control

-  Irrigate as needed

TURF

-  Mow

-  2nd application weed control

-  Irrigate as needed

TURF

-  Raised mowing

-  White grub control

TURF

-  Mow

-  Apply Nitrogen

-  Seed

TURF

-  Mow

-  Broadleaf weed control

-  Aerate

-  Seed

TURF

-  Mow as needed

PLAN FOR NEXT SEASON

 

ALL OTHER*

-  Seed

ALL OTHER

-  1st application weed control

-  Irrigate as needed

ALL OTHER

-  2nd application weed control

-  Irrigate as needed

 

ALL OTHER

-  Apply Nitrogen

-  Seed

ALL OTHER

-  Broadleaf weed control

-  Irrigate as needed

-  Seed

 

Warm Season Grasses

(WSGs)

 

TURF

-  Mow as needed

-  1st application pre-emergent

TURF

-  Seed

-  Mow

-  Treat Cinch Bugs

-  Fertilize

TURF

-  Seed

-  Mow

-  2nd application pre-emergent

TURF

-  Mow

-  Treat Cinch Bugs

TURF

-  Apply slow-release Nitrogen (optional)

-  Mow

TURF

-  Mow

-  Broadleaf weed control

TURF

-  Mow until grass stops growing

-  Apply non-selective herbicide once turf is dormant

DORMANT SEED

- OR -

PLAN FOR NEXT SEASON

ALL OTHER

-  Early season weed control

ALL OTHER

-  Controlled/ prescribed burn (Year 3+)

ALL OTHER

-  Seed

-  Mow as needed for weed control

ALL OTHER

-  Seed

-  Mow as needed for weed control

 

 

ALL OTHER

-  Broadleaf weed control

 

* ALL OTHER includes prairie grasses, pasture grasses, introduced grasses, etc.