Basic Lawn Care Schedule

January
Fertilizer: Lime
Pest Control: Fungicide (if needed) – Granular or Liquid, Daconil

February
Fertilizer: Moss Control Fertilizer
Pest Control: Crane Fly Control – Bayer Complete Insect & Grub

April
Fertilizer: Lawn Fertilizer
Pest Control: Hi-Yield Dimension Pre-Emergent Crane Fly Control – Turf Ranger

June
Fertilizer: Lawn Fertilizer
Pest Control: Weed and Feed

August
Fertilizer: Lawn Fertilizer
Pest Control: Hi-Yield Dimension Pre-Emergent Crane Fly Control – Bayer Complete Insect & Grub

September
Fertilizer: Lime

October
Fertilizer: Winterizer

December
Pest Control: Crane Fly Control – Bayer Complete Insect & Grub

Organic Lawn Care Schedule

If you are trying to be strictly organic consider replacing your lawn with other lawn alternatives like clover or roman chamomile, as they require far fewer inputs then conventional lawns.

January
Fertilizer: Lime

April and June
Fertilizer: Organic Lawn Fertilizer
Pest Control: Corn Gluten Pre-Emergent

*August:
Fertilizer: Organic Lawn Fertilizer
Pest Control:Corn Gluten Pre-Emergent; Nematodes to Control Crane Fly

September
Fertilizer: Lime
Pest Control: Corn Gluten Pre-Emergent

October
Fertilizer: Organic Lawn Fertilizer

Download this basic lawn care schedule as a printable chart (PDF).