How To Care For A Lawn? Know Your Grass Type!
November 13th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Hi there! I’ll be writing about lawn care and tips to help you have the best lawn possible. It’s tough to have a beautiful backyard utopia without a great lawn. Doesn’t have to be big; but the grass must be green and healthy.
Before I get started, there’s an important question we need answered: What kind of grass do you have? Is it a cool season lawn or a warm season lawn?
Cool season grasses (fescue, rye, bluegrass) thrive where winters are cold. They love growing in the cool air of fall and spring, can handle freezing cold and snow cover, and simply go dormant when summer gets too hot and dry — turning brown in self-defense and then quickly greening up again when rain and cool weather return. The further North they’re planted, the more likely they’ll stay green and happy all year.
Warm season grasses (Bermuda, centipede, St. Augustine, zoysia) are the opposite — they adore heat and hot weather and thrive in blistering Southern summers. But they can’t stand cold, so they turn brown and go dormant, greening up again when warm weather returns.
Knowing what type of grass you have and its growing patterns is the first step to successful DIY lawn care. Depending on the season, certain tips may not be appropriate for your yard’s growth cycle. I’ll try to point out the timing differences.
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