F...Cutting grass

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by mredskins

mlmpetert wonder if you give some words for fall care? Like what weed and feed you like to use etc... THANKS!

I've always just bought the cheapest stuff, definitely weed and feed though, not just "feed". I do, however, like Preen products so if they have a weed and feed at the store and its not too much more than the generic stuff I might be compelled to buy that. I also like the granule stuff, I find sprays much harder to use and messy.

If you stuck with it and mowed high throughout the summer you should start seeing results within the next few weeks (if not already). End of summer isnt just football weather, its grass weather.

Also, if you want to aerate and over seed your yard now is the time to do it. But if you aerate and over seed, know that you cant really put down any weed preventers/killers. So you have to decide if you'd rather control weeds or introduce more grass. If you want more grass, I would say DC area people have 7 days or so days left of the optimal time period to put seed down. Probably an extra week for Richmond and VA Beach.

Make sure it rained leading up to the aeration or that you water the shit out of your yard the night before you get it done. When I put some seed down last year I finally had good results with "GREENVIEW SEED ACCELERATOR", after struggling with lots of other fertilizers.

I might have mentioned this earlier, but something to remember is that there are no indigenous perennial grasses in the mid-Atlantic. Before America was called America, there was nothing but weeds in this area. So unless you want to spend a TON of time and money, pretty good from 15 feet is what you should be aiming for.