Lawn Care Tips for Rhode Island: Getting Geared Up for Spring

kids playing on grass treated by springtime lawn care in Rhode IslandSpring is the time when your lawn will start to green up and grow out. What are you planning to do to ensure a healthy, strong season? If you’re not sure, Lawn Doctor of Rhode Island has the lawn care tips you need. Just a few steps you should consider for your lawn include:

Assessing your yard.    Walk your property and evaluate its condition. Look for areas that need special attention due to winter damage and make a list so you can keep track of the work that needs to get done.

Adding lime. As lawn care experts, Lawn Doctor of Rhode Island knows your soil pH level plays an important role in grass health. A balanced pH enables roots to absorb optimal levels of nutrition, growing deeper and stronger as a result. But if it’s too acidic or alkaline, this absorption process gets hindered. That’s why you should test the pH and add lime if needed, depending on your soil’s specific levels.

Seeding bare areas. Seeding is often best performed in fall when weeds aren’t competing as much with new growth. However, winter can often leave behind dead or dying grass, which you don’t want to see throughout spring and summer. So if you have bare or thinning spots, you can deal with them in spring by spot seeding those areas and watering appropriately.

Feeding your lawn with care. At Lawn Doctor of Rhode Island, we know that when it comes to lawn fertilization, more doesn’t mean better care. And in fact, spring is the time for the appropriate measured application of key nutrients, like nitrogen. If you apply too much, it will encourage rapid top growth, leading to weak roots below the surface and causing your lawn to be more prone to issues with weeds, pests, and diseases.

Get More Than Lawn Care Help from Lawn Doctor of Rhode Island

Depending on your lawn’s condition, there are other services from which it could potentially benefit, such as core aeration, soil amendments, and grub control. Don’t forget your ornamental trees and shrubs too! Spring is the time to start insect control to avoid damaging insect populations. Let the licensed technicians at Lawn Doctor of Rhode Island help you with your lawn and landscape needs. While you handle mowing and watering, we can deliver a range of key services this spring that get your lawn and landscape into prime shape for the season.

Lawn Doctor of Rhode Island offers a variety of lawn care services to customers from Westerly to Woonsocket, the East Bay communities, Aquidneck Island, and South Coast Massachusetts. To learn more or book a free, on-site lawn care consultation, call us today at 401.392.1025.