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title: Preparing your Lawn for Spring | Emerald Lawns
description: Get ready for spring with our essential tips on lawn preparation, including fertilization, aeration, and maintenance practices for a thriving yard.
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# [Preparing your Lawn for Spring | Emerald Lawns](https://emeraldlawns.com/blog/preparing-your-lawn-for-spring)

 Written by [Emerald Lawns](https://emeraldlawns.com/blog/author/emerald-lawns) | Feb 15, 2018

Preparing your Lawn for Spring

Spring comes at least a month early here in Texas. As temperatures rise and your grass prepares to end its dormant season, you can help your lawn prepare for a green spring with some grass care strategies. In this blog, you’ll learn some great tips to encourage your lawn toward a beautiful green-up!

# 1. Mowing

To help your grass grow back healthy and strong, you can **switch your lawnmower to a lower setting** and deep-cut your grass once only. This is also called “scalping”. If you **bag the clippings**, your newly trimmed grass will have room to breathe and absorb sunshine and nutrients!

 

 

# 2. Aeration and Topdressing

Here at Emerald Lawns, we always recommend yearly aerations. Liquid aeration creates tiny pathways in the soil to allow air, moisture, and nutrients to **feed your grassroots. **By aerating before the Texas heat arrives, you can encourage deeper, stronger root growth which helps your lawn fight drought stress and other summer challenges.

We also recommend **topdressing your lawn with compost** once every couple of years. Emerald Lawns uses a mixture of turkey compost and graphite sand for topdressing. This recipe **feeds your grassroots with vital nutrients** to jump-start growth. Many homeowners opt to have their lawns aerated and top-dressed with compost at the same time, **taking advantage of double benefits!**

# 3. Pre-emergent

For lawns with Bermuda or Buffalo grass, pre-emergents can build a barrier in your soil against new seed germination. **Applying pre-emergent will help your lawn build up resistance to new weed growth!**

# 4. Fertilizer

As grass regains its green color, **applying fertilizer can ensure its successful growth** in the warmer months. Emerald Lawns applies fertilizer treatments in the spring, especially for lawns with St. Augustine or Zoysia grass. These grass types don’t work well with pre-emergent spreads.

# 5. Debris Removal

Raking up debris from the dormant season, such as fallen leaves and sticks, will help your lawn recover quicker and maintain a healthy appearance. This will also clear your grass to **receive the benefits of regular watering, mowing, and airflow!**

# 6. Water

As temperatures rise, so will your lawn’s need for added moisture. Here are some tips to help you **increase watering**:

- Be sure your sprinkler system is in working order. If you need help getting your sprinklers in shape, Emerald Lawns can recommend a sprinkler maintenance or installation company.
- **Water your lawn about 1 inch every five to seven days** during spring growth. You can test the water height by using small containers, such as empty tuna cans, to measure volume.
- Water in the early morning, so that **less water is lost to evaporation.**

 

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