Howdy, first post here ! This year has been designated as the year to rejuvenate our lawn - our kids are gonna be out there in force this year more than any in the past. We have lived here only two years ( the house is 18 yrs old ) The lawn has issues that change in intensity throughout the year, so I will list them: cedar hedges or house on most sides shade clay soil - does not drain well moss crabgrass clover or some other insidious weed with yellow flower thatch I "think" my best approach ( short of removing lawn and reseeding or sodding ) would be: dethatch/powerake up thatch and moss chemical moss killer aerate and remove plug material pre-emergant weedkiller time release fertilizer sand/compost mix raked in over top Any questions, comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
dethatch/powerake up thatch and moss - yes chemical moss killer - before dethatch and demoss aerate and remove plug material - yes after dethatch and demoss pre-emergant weedkiller - no. if necessary use a selective herbicide (killex etc) time release fertilizer - sure. sand/compost mix raked in over top - sure OVERSEED. add millions more grass blades by overseeding too.