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May Lawn Care Tips

May is a great month for growth. As the temperatures continue to rise, the flowers bloom and your lawn continues to grow and green! You should really start to reap the rewards of a well kept lawn with your family and friends. Mowing and watering should be more frequent this month. Also, May is a great month to help prevent summer annual weeds, so if you haven't applied a pre-emergence herbicide already, now is the time for it.   Read More...

Watering
If you haven't adjusted your sprinkler system, you might start seeing brown spots this month because of uneven coverage. No system is perfect and needs readjusting at least on an annual basis. ... Read More

Mowing
The hotter the weather, the more helpful it is to mow at the second to the highest setting (2 1/2 to 3 inches long). To insure that you don't remove too much green, mow off only 1/3 of the blade at a time, since most of the green in your lawn is located in the top portion of the blade. This helps to conserve water, strengthen the root system, and help crowd out potential weeds.

Weeds
In May, the weeds in your lawn are still mostly perennials such as Dandelions, Thistle or Mallow. However, there is a continually increasing number of annual weeds. The broad-leaf weeds can be sprayed with a selective herbicide. Any grassy weeds would need to be sprayed with a non-selective herbicide such as Roundup and the lawn replanted in that area. ... Read More

Insects
We usually don't see many insects damaging lawns during May, however, on occasion we have seen evidence of Cranberry Girdler, White Grub or Sod Webworm. ... Read More

Diseases
While we don't see many cases of disease during May, helminthosporium, or, "melting out" may be seen in your lawn. It is characterized by a browning of the blade of grass, with purple in the margins between the brown and green areas. To help prevent and treat helminthosporium, aerate to reduce thatch in the early spring, water infrequently and deeply, and mow high.