May Lawn Care:

May is a transition month in lawn care in Colorado. While the Kentucky bluegrass and rye grass are now out of dormancy, the warmer season grasses will now start to green up as well.

If you have not had your lawn fertilized yet, your yard will be looking for food. Colorado’s Front Range has poor soil conditions meaning healthy grass needs a good lawn fertilizer application. Fertilization will not only green up the lawn, but will provide growth so the grass can help choke out some of the weeds while preventing weed seeds from easily becoming established.

May is also when dandelions and other early spring weeds start rearing their seed generating heads. Getting a weed treatment to contain them before they all go to seed is important to gutting down on their numbers later in the year.

Watering:

With the spring moisture we have seen so far you need to be looking at providing enough water to keep your lawn from trying to re-enter dormancy. The average lawn needs at least one inch per week of water and more as the temperatures start to climb in mid to late May. To save on water, If you have trouble spots in your lawn where it looks like it needs some extra irrigation use a hose and sprinkler rather than running a whole sprinkler cycle. Finally, remember to always water deep and long rather than short and frequently. Deep watering allows for deeper and stronger roots while light watering forces roots to look for surface moisture so they stay shallow.

Mountain High offers Lawn Revive treatments which help with trouble spots and allows for better moisture uptake by the grass.

Mowing:

Mowing will also help pull your lawn out of winter dormancy. When you mow your lawn it causes the grass plant to shift some of its energy to the blade and top growth. Also, normal cutting with a sharp blade will keep this cycle growing and will cause the lawn to thicken up. Never cut more than one third of the blade off in a mowing and keep the lawn as long as you feel comfortable (we recommend 2-3” cutting height). Keep in mind, a very short lawn is under a great deal of stress all the time. This makes it vulnerable to attack from insects, weeds and fungi.

Team up with the lawn care experts at Mountain High. Let us handle the fertilization and weed control so you can have a beautiful lawn all summer.

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