Applying a lawn fertilizer treatment in the spring will help your grass in Ohio emerge from winter dormancy and enter the new growing season on the right foot. To get the best results for your lawn, pair your spring fertilizer with weed control treatments! Lawn fertilizers provide essential nutrients for your lawn, but without weed control treatments, you end up feeding invasive weeds with these nutrients as well. Before long, the weeds will become bigger and can weaken your grass. You'll also want to use pre- and post-emergent weed control treatments in the spring. Pre-emergent treatments prevent weeds from popping up while post-emergent weed control eliminates existing weeds. Your spring fertilizer and weed control treatments should be administered in early, mid-, and late spring to give your grass a much-needed growth boost and help it prepare for the summer season!

What happens if you don't use weed control with spring fertilization?

Crabgrass weeds growing on a lawn in Columbus, OH.

Pairing your spring fertilization with weed control treatments will ensure your grass gets the most out of the fertilizer. These nourishing treatments contain essential nutrients that fuel healthy growth and boost your lawn's resistance to stress. If you don't use weed control in the spring, your fertilizer application won't just be providing nutrients to your grass but also weeds. This will make the weeds stronger and bigger, giving them higher chances of taking over your turf.

Most weeds also germinate in the spring. Treating your lawn in the spring with weed control treatments will target these weeds before they completely establish themselves on your turf and start stealing nutrients from your grass. Without weeds, your lawn has no competition for nutrients and can maximize the fertilizer treatments.

Lawn fertilizers contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, all of which play a vital role in improving the health of your grass.

Make Sure to Use Pre- & Post-Emergent Weed Control Treatments in The Spring

There are two types of weed control that you'll want to use for your lawn in the spring: pre- and post-emergent weed control treatments. Incorporating both of these treatments will target both ends of a weed's life cycle! That's because a pre-emergent treatment acts as a preventative cover for your lawn by creating a barrier in the soil that inhibits newly germinated weeds from breaking through the soil surface. This means young weeds will not have the chance to pop up on your lawn and access resources, like sunlight, that they need to continue growing. Without access to these resources, these weeds will eventually die, keeping them from ever becoming an issue on your turf.

It's also equally crucial to administer post-emergent treatments in the spring. A post-emergent treatment will target grown, mature weeds on your turf that are actively taking nutrients away from your grass. Some weeds germinate in the fall, go dormant on your lawn in the winter, and start growing again in the spring. When your lawn reenters active growth, these weeds will also start growing in the spring, and the post-emergent treatment will get rid of them before they weaken your turf.

When should you apply spring fertilizer and weed control treatments?

Following a good schedule in the spring for your lawn fertilizer and weed control treatments will help you yield good results for your grass. When the weather starts to get warm, the first application should be in early spring around mid-February to early April. It should comprise a nutrient-packed fertilizer treatment and pre-emergent weed control to replenish your lawn's nutrient supply after it emerges from dormancy and prevent pesky weeds from emerging.

You'll want to follow up with a nitrogen-rich fertilizer treatment in mid-spring to give your lawn a much-needed boost to green up and get stronger. Another weed control treatment should also be administered to stay on top of any weed growth on your lawn. In late spring, a well-balanced fertilizer treatment will build up your lawn's resistance so it can survive the summer season. One more weed control treatment in late spring will target any persistent weeds that have emerged on your turf, so your grass can maximize the nutrients from the fertilizer and focus on getting strong for the summer heat.

Call us today to enroll in our lawn fertilization and weed control services!

If you want a healthy lawn that looks lush and beautiful year-round, our lawn fertilization and weed control services will make it happen for you! Our team at Lawn Control Center offers these services to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in Columbus, Westerville, Lewis Center, and nearby areas in Ohio. We offer a lawn care program that includes both lawn fertilization and weed control treatments with visits every 4 to 6 weeks from February to November to ensure your lawn has optimal support to thrive. Call us today at (888) 421-0601 to enroll!