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Use the regional map below to determine your type of grass, and then read our lawncare tips below. If you are located in an area that supports both cool and warm-season grasses (transition zone), base your lawn care practices on the type of grass you have. (If needed, contact your count extension office for turf identification.)
Click on the link above to read a detailed FAQ with mowing tips and tricks. Quick tips:
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Cool Season Grasses: Mow when grass is 3" to 3 1/2" high |
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Warm Season Grasses: Mow when grass is 2" to 2 1/2" high |
Click on the link above to read a detailed FAQ with watering tips and tricks. Quick tips:
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Cool Season Grasses: If lawn receives less than 1" per week; 1 1/2" during summer drought |
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Warm Season Grasses: Deeply and infre- quently- about 1" to 2" per week |
Click on the link above to read a detailed FAQ with fertilizing tips and tricks. Quick tips:
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Cool Season Grasses: In the fall with slow- release nitrogen fertilizer |
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Warm Season Grasses: In the fall with slow- release nitrogen fertilizer |
Click on the link above to read a detailed FAQ with aerating tips and tricks. Quick tips:
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Cool Season Grasses: Annually if your lawn is 7 years old or older or rests on mostly clay soil |
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Warm Season Grasses: Annually, just prior to fertilizing and over- seeding |
Click on the link above to read a detailed FAQ with dethatching tips and tricks. Quick tips:
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Cool Season Grasses: When you can't see bare ground between plants |
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Warm Season Grasses: When you can't see bare ground between plants |
Click on the link above to read a detailed FAQ with overseeding tips and tricks. Quick tips:
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Cool Season Grasses: In the fall to thicken turf. Use disease- resistant grasses |
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Warm Season Grasses: In the fall to thicken turf or to provide winter color |
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