Lawn maintenance

January to February

•  Remove leaves and debris. 
•  Aerate (introduce small holes to allow air, water and nutrients to penetrate the grass roots)
•  Service mower and ensure blades are sharp. 
•  Stay off the lawn if frozen or waterlogged. 

March to April

• Scarifying – this removes moss and dead debris from near the top of root of turf. Do this if your lawn is more than 12 months old.
• Start mowing the lawn as warmer weather stimulates turf growth and increase the frequency of mowing as required. 
• Apply lawn topdressing. 
• Remove by hand or spot-treat coarse grasses and weeds. 
• Patch damaged lawn areas and edges with turf or lawn seed. 
• Overseed if your lawn is more than 12 months old with lawn seed. 

• Increase mowing frequency, a little and often is the key. 
• Aerate. 
• Remove by hand or spot treat coarse grasses and weeds. 
• Water if rainfall is low. 
• Treat established lawns containing weeds and moss with a proprietary weed, feed and moss killer. 

• Use water wisely, but to maintain colour in summer, more watering will probably be required. In times of drought your lawn will go brown and dormant. It will recover when rainfall returns. 
• Apply a chafer grub and leatherjacket killer, if required. 

• Gradually decrease mowing frequency as grass growth slows, raise the height of cut as winter approaches. 
• Scarify if your lawn is more than 12 months old. 
• Aerate your lawn. 
• Treat established lawns containing weeds and moss with a proprietary weed, feed and moss killer.
• Repair damaged or worn areas with new turf or lawn seed. 
• Apply lawn topdressing. 
• Allow worm casts to dry before brushing with a stiff broom. 

• Remove leaves and debris.
• Mow if the lawn is still growing.