Warm Season Turf   (Bermuda and Zoysia)                                               

• Apply PRE-EMERGENT Weed Control…………Mid-February (optimum) to Mid-March
• 2^nd Pre-emergent application with Fertilizer………………………………………….April
• Apply Post-emergent Weed Control for Broadleaf Weeds..…Anytime when visible
• Service EQUIPMENT (mowers, edgers, trimmers)………………………….Early March
• SOIL TEST (if desired)………………………………………………………Early March
• DETHATCH small areas with a rake or SCALP large areas with a Mower………………………..…Late March to Early April
• AERATE compacted soil areas…………..…………………………………………….April
• FERTILIZE with high nitrogen turf fertilizer when grass begins to “green up”…….April
• TOP DRESS with river sand if needed when grass begins to “green up”……………April
• Turn on IRRIGATION (when day temperatures in upper 60’s)…………………Mid-April

Cool Season Turf  (Fescue)

• Apply PRE-EMERGENT Weed Control…………Mid-February (optimum) to Mid-March and high nitrogen Fertilizer
• Apply Post-emergent Weed Control for Broadleaf Weeds…………Anytime when visible
• Service EQUIPMENT (mowers, edgers, trimmers)………………………….Early March
• SOIL TEST (if desired)………………………………………………………Early March
• Turn on IRRIGATION (when day temperatures in upper 60’s)…………………Mid-April
• SEED thin spots (regular seeding normally in Fall)…………………..Feb. to Mid-March

EXAMPLE WEEKLY TIME LINE – BERMUDA

WEEK OF :

FEB. 14          

• Apply PRE-EMERGENT Weed Control

FEB. 21          

• Apply Post-emergent Weed Control for Broadleaf Weeds

FEB. 28          

• Service EQUIPMENT (mowers, edgers, trimmers)

MAR. 7          

• SOIL TEST (if desired)

APR.  4          

• DETHATCH small areas with a rake or SCALP large areas with a Mower
• Scalp over 3 mowings.  This week set mowing height at 2 inches.

APR. 11         

• SCALP large areas with a Mower
• Scalp over 3 mowings.  This week set mowing height at 1 ½  inches.

APR. 18  

• SCALP large areas with a Mower.  This week set mowing height at 1 inch.
• FERTILIZE with high nitrogen turf fertilizer when grass begins to “green up”
• TOP DRESS with river sand if needed when grass begins to “green up”
• Turn on IRRIGATION (when day temperatures in upper 60’s)

APR. 25         

• Begin MOWING when grass is fully green and grass height reaches 2 ½ inches.

EXAMPLE WEEKLY TIME LINE – ZOYSIA

WEEK OF :

FEB. 14          

• Apply PRE-EMERGENT Weed Control

FEB. 21          

• Apply Post-emergent Weed Control for Broadleaf Weeds

FEB. 28          

• Service EQUIPMENT (mowers, edgers, trimmers)

MAR. 7          

• SOIL TEST (if desired)

MAR. 14        

• DETHATCH small areas with a rake or SCALP large areas with a Mower Scalp over 3 mowings.  This week set mowing height at 2 inches.

MAR. 21        

• SCALP large areas with a Mower Scalp over 3 mowings.  This week set mowing height at 1 ½  inches.

MAR. 28        

• SCALP large areas with a Mower.  This week set mowing height at 1 inch.
• FERTILIZE with high nitrogen turf fertilizer when grass begins to “green up”
• TOP DRESS with river sand if needed when grass begins to “green up”

APR. 11         

• Turn on IRRIGATION (when day temperatures in upper 60’s)
• Begin MOWING when grass is fully green and grass height reaches 2 ½ inches.

EXAMPLE WEEKLY TIME LINE – FESCUE

WEEK OF :

FEB. 14          

• Apply PRE-EMERGENT Weed Control with high nitrogen Fertilizer
• Avoid pre-emergent where new Fescue seed is applied.

FEB. 21          

• Apply Post-emergent Weed Control for Broadleaf Weeds

FEB. 28          

• Service EQUIPMENT (mowers, edgers, trimmers)

MAR. 14        

• Begin weekly MOWING at 3” height as grass begins to grow more rapidly

APR. 11         

• Turn on IRRIGATION (when day temperatures in upper 60’s)

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About the Author

Dixie Speck

For Dixie Speck, president of Solterra Landscape Inc., plants and landscaping aren’t just a business, but an obsession. Her passion led her to leave a career in the engineering field, move to Atlanta, receive training in landscape design and contracting, and start a landscaping business.

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