While fertilizing your lawn in the spring is essential, it’s equally important to utilize weed control. When you pair spring fertilization with weed control, you can ensure weeds don’t steal those nutrients from your lawn, allowing it to maximize what it receives from the treatments. To get the best results, you’ll want to use pre- and post-emergent weed control.
A pre-emergent application should occur with the first fertilizer treatment in early spring, as it’ll create a barrier in the soil that prevents newly germinated weeds from growing through the surface; this will drastically reduce the number that pops up on your lawn in the first place. On the other hand, you’ll want to apply a post-emergent weed control treatment with the second fertilizer application in mid-spring and again in late spring, between the end of May and June. These treatments will eliminate any existing weeds so your grass can get the most out of the spring fertilizers and enter the summer without competition.
