User Manual

• Applygrubcontrolproductinearlysummer.
• Mowgrassregularly.(Adjustmowerheightinweather
extremes: In drought conditions, mow higher and less often;
in a wet season, mow slightly lower and more often.)
• Trimgrassedges.
• Fertilizeandfeedifnecessary,butdonotusetheseproducts
during dry spells.
• Watergrassdeeplyandonlywhenreallyneeded.
• Performmaintenanceonlawncareequipmentaccording
to your owner’s manuals.
• Sharpenmowerblades.
• Removefallenbranchesandwinterdebrisasnecessary.
• Applyfungicideinlatewinter/earlyspring.
• De-thatchandsweepupdebris.
• Aeratecompactedsoilifyoudidn’tdothisinthespring.
• Overseedbareareasifyoudidn’tdothisinthespring.
• Applyseedaboutamonthbeforerstfrost.
• Applyalightdressingoffertilizeronceinearlyfall,and
again in late fall.
• Removeleaves.
• Fornalmowing,raisethemowerheightslightly.
• Sprayperennialweeds.
• Sweepupwinterlawndebristopreventmold.
• Rolllawntoleveloutunevenareascausedby
freezing and thawing soil.
• Aeratetoopenupcompactedsoil.
• Overseedbareareas.
• Applypre-emergentherbicideinearlyspring.
• Startmowingonlyaftergrasshasstartedtoactivelygrow
 again.(Mowerheightdependsonyourspeciesofgrass
and your climate, but a general rule is to mow slightly
lower in the spring and fall; higher in the summer.)
• Applyalightdressingoflow-nitrogenfertilizerinlatespring.
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