#1: Clean up your lawn. <\/strong>Pick up any large branches or twigs in your lawn, and also gently rake up leaf piles and other debris. There is no need to power rake or “de-thatch” your lawn<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0 A\u00a0light raking with a leaf rake will help get some of the dead grass off the top, but a hard tined rake will damage the tender young shoots as they emerge.<\/p>\n #2: Loosen matted grass.<\/strong>\u00a0During winter, lawns in\u00a0Fort Collins and throughout Colorado can develop symptoms of snow mold, caused by long periods of snow cover.\u00a0To minimize the affects of the fungus,\u00a0lightly rake the area to fluff up the grass and allow air and light to circulate.\u00a0No fungus treatment is recommended and the area will usually recover fully in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n #3: Aerate.\u00a0<\/strong>A core aeration will help loosen our compacted\u00a0clay soils allowing air, water, and fertilizer to penetrate to the root zone. For best results, the soil should be moistened prior to\u00a0aerating. Spring and Fall are the best time to aerate.<\/p>\n #5: Fertilize your lawn. <\/strong>At Lawn Doctor of Fort Collins, we know that spring\u00a0is an ideal time for fertilization as grass recovers from an arduous Colorado winter. Just make sure you take a gentle approach, providing a light feeding at this tender time of the year. Go for heavier applications in fall when grass is heartier.<\/p>\n #6: Stop aggressive weeds. <\/strong>Don’t let\u00a0weeds assault your lawn later in the spring and summer. An application\u00a0of a pre-emergent product\u00a0now will help prevent crabrass seed from geminating and avoid ugly infestations later in the summer. Broadleaf weeds can also be spot treated at his time.<\/p>\n If you’d like to learn more about spring-time lawn care\u00a0and get expert help with the job,\u00a0call in Lawn Doctor of Fort Collins. Customers in Fort Collins,\u00a0Timnath, Wellington, Laporte and other nearby areas regularly rely on us for high-quality lawn care services, valuable tips,\u00a0and guidance, and outstanding results in the form of healthier, greener grass.<\/p>\n Ready to get started? Find out more by calling our Fort Collins, CO lawn care team at 970.221.0441 and setting up your free consultation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spring is here and proper lawn care means more than just putting your mower to work. As experts in local lawn care in\u00a0Fort Collins, CO for the past 35\u00a0years,\u00a0Lawn Doctor of Fort Collins knows the right care this season\u00a0can make or break your lawn for summer. While it will take some effort, it will be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lawn-care"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"dandelion](\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/fortcollins-co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2018\/02\/dandelion-blurry-house-out-of-focus-wed-control-blog-300x251.png\")
#4:\u00a0Thicken your turf. <\/strong>Seeding sounds like a big job,\u00a0but really, it doesn’t have to be.\u00a0Whether your lawn is thinning overall, or simply has some bare spots, cultivate the soil by raking it and then apply\u00a0a good dose of high-quality seed to thicken up turf.<\/p>\nGet More Tips from the Source for Local Lawn Care in Fort Collins<\/strong><\/h2>\n