East Tennessee Lawn Care Blog
Get tips, seasonal advice, and everything you need to keep your lawn in top shape. From soil health to lawn insect control, we’re here to help you navigate the unique challenges of caring for your lawn in East Tennessee. Check back regularly for helpful articles that make lawn care easy and effective!
Over and underwatering can both lead to potential problems with your lawn. Underwatering can cause wilted grass that does not stand up to traffic well and is more susceptible to insect pests.
Summer heat and humidity can bring a whole host of turf grass diseases here in East Tennessee. For the purpose of this blog, I will focus on the most damaging to fescue lawns, which is commonly known as brown patch. It is part of the Rhizoctonia family of fungal diseases that can affect all different turf grass species.
Fertilizer plays an important role in enhancing plant growth and soil health by providing essential nutrients. Among various types like manure and compost, NPK fertilizer stands out as it contains three primary components: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. These macronutrients are vital for promoting robust plant development and maximizing crop yields.
Aeration is the process of putting small holes in your soil to allow air, water, and fertilizing nutrients to penetrate down to the roots. Knowing when to aerate your lawn helps improve soil structure, promote root growth, and enhance overall lawn health.
Mowing is about more than just aesthetics. By keeping your grass at the ideal height, you’re helping it be as healthy as possible. The ideal grass height changes based on seasonality and weather conditions, with 3 – 3.5 inches being ideal in cool seasons and 2 – 2.5 inches in warm seasons.
Fertilizing in the fall is essential for optimal lawn health and vitality. Unlike the scorching summer months, fall in Tennessee offers cooler temperatures, ideal for nutrient absorption and root development.
Frustrated by your brown, patchy lawn? Sometimes, no matter how much you water your grass, it just doesn’t seem to grow well. Here are some of the most common culprits killing your lawn — and what to do about them.
Broadleaf weeds ruin the appearance of your lawn and monopolize nutrients, choking out the vegetation you want. They multiply easily and can quickly overrun an area if left unchecked.
If you live in Knoxville, you know how unpredictable East Tennessee weather can be. You don’t water the lawn one day because it’s supposed to storm, but then it never does. Then a week of rain threatens to make your backyard a swamp.
Lawns and turfgrasses, in general, provide a home for a diverse number of insects and microorganisms that represent their small aspect of the food chain. Most of these are harmless and some are even beneficial.
