Winter can be a problematic time for grass in areas where it gets very cold and often snowfalls. Maintaining green grass becomes very difficult and extreme cold weather profoundly affects the health of the grass.
Most of the time grass goes dormant in winter. Of course, not all grass will survive. Some grass will go through desiccation, which means moisture loss due to extreme cold.
During wintertime, it is also at the risk for snow mold, a type of fungus that affects lawn under the snow.
Damage to grass or death is always a possibility. Rejuvenating lawn and reviving grass at the onset of the spring season after a cold winter is challenging.
How to revive dead grass
Snow and cold winter are very harsh on lawns and rarely leave our lawns looking quite the way we love to see. Brown patches, dead-looking grass, and bare spots are the effects of winter.
It does not take much to bring your lawn back into shape. In order to revive your lawn, you should start early and include the following important steps.
Clean-Up The Lawn
The lawn should be given a thorough cleaning. Walkthrough and assess the health of the lawn. Look for any dead plants, twigs, and leaves and remove them.
Test The Soil
To grow a green and healthy lawn, you need good soil which is neither acidic nor alkaline. Check the pH of the soil and maintain and amend the pH value at 6.
Dethatching Lawn In Spring
Lawn clippings, roots, stems, and leaves accumulate over the surface of the soil in the form of a mat known as thatch.
Thatch up to ½ inch protects the roots and can be beneficial to the lawn.
A thickness of more than ½ inches helps fungal growth and prevents nutrients and moisture from reaching the soil. You need to dethatch your lawn.
How To Dethatch a Yard
Dethatching the lawn is done by dethatching rake, a machine with blades that cut through and remove thatch to the soil surface.
Aeration
The soil of the lawn compresses over time and it becomes so dense that water tends to accumulate above the soil, aeration is necessary.
Aeration is the process of making holes in the lawn, which loosens the soil to improve drainage, making it easier for water, air, and fertilizer to reach the roots.
It gives some space to roots for growing deeply. The end result is healthier as well as a thicker lawn.
Weed Treatment- How To Revive A Lawn Full Of Weeds
Prevention is the best way to a weed-free lawn. Apply pre-emergent herbicide before the weeds emerge. For grown-up weeds, use a post-emergent herbicide. Alternatively use cornmeal gluten, an organic weed treatment.
Seeding- How To Reseed A Dead Lawn
Clear the lawn dead surface of all the loose and dead matter and debris. Dig and loosen the top 2 or 3 inches of the soil. Scatter grass seed over the loosened soil and lightly tamp it. Scatter lawn fertilizer. Mulch and water.
Small Holes In Lawn Dead Grass
Most likely you have grubs on the lawn and the holes are dug by raccoons and skunks looking for the grubs. Late summer and early fall are the time grub damage is most likely to show up on lawns.
A grub is mainly the larval phase of a beetle. The grubs feed on the roots of grasses, so lawns infested with grubs can show wilting and browning of irregularly shaped areas.
Carefully pull back the sod in any suspect areas and look for white “C” – shaped grubs just under the soil. Turf damage is likely when the grub population reaches more than 10 to 12 per square foot of the lawn
Revive Grass Treatment And Revive Lawn Treatment
Revive grass treatment is made from a combination of soil wetting agents, lingo sulfonates, and iron. Revive permits the water to enter deep in hard to wet soils, through mat as well as thatch.
Revive lawn treatment helps save water and solves problems associated with hard, dry, compact soils and the additional iron helps thicken and turn your lawn dark green.
Equipment Maintenance
Do the necessary maintenance and check the performance of your lawn equipment beforehand.