Our last frost was about a week ago. The soil's warming up. As NBC DFW covered recently, this is the window — not April, not "when I get around to it" — right now. The next two weeks determine whether your yard looks great by Easter or you're still fighting weeds in June.
Here's what we're doing on our own properties and for our clients this week and next. No filler, just the real list.
This Week — March 18 to 24
Pre-emergent goes down now. If you haven't done it, stop reading and go do it. Crabgrass doesn't wait for your schedule. Once it sprouts, pre-emergent can't touch it. This is the single highest-leverage thing you can do for your lawn this month.
Clean out the beds. Pull dead annuals, rake back old mulch to check for disease or grubs underneath, and re-cut your edges. A sharp bed edge makes the whole front yard look like somebody cares. It takes thirty minutes with a half-moon edger and it's free.
Turn on the sprinklers and actually watch them. Walk the yard while they're running. After a whole winter off, you're going to find heads that got knocked sideways, nozzles clogged with dirt, and at least one zone with a coverage gap you didn't know about.
Get a soil test. For around $10 at the Dallas County Extension office, you'll know your pH, your nutrient levels, and exactly what fertilizer to buy instead of guessing at the hardware store.
Next Week — March 25 to 31
First mow. If you've got Bermuda, scalp it low — around 1.5 inches — to clear winter thatch and let sunlight in. One ugly mow now equals a thick, green lawn in three weeks.
Fertilize if you're at 50% green-up. Slow-release, balanced formula. Don't go heavy — you can always add more in April. We can handle the product selection and application for you — just give us a call and we'll get your fertilizer program dialed in.
Plant warm-season color. Petunias, marigolds, zinnias, lantana — all safe to go in the ground now across Carrollton, Plano, and the rest of the metroplex. We source and install seasonal color as part of our spring packages — let us pick the right varieties for your beds and get them in the ground properly.
Sod, if you need it. Late March through May is the sweet spot for Bermuda and Zoysia sod installation in North Texas. Warm soil, spring rain, long growing season ahead. If you've got bare patches or a lawn that just didn't make it through winter, don't wait.
If you'd rather hand this whole list to somebody and go enjoy your weekend, that's what we do. We're booking spring cleanups and sod installs across Carrollton, Dallas, Frisco, Lewisville, and everywhere in between.
