DIY How-To
How to Maintain a Lawn and Garden
Healthy lawns and beds come from a few habits repeated all season. Here is a simple routine for Macomb County yards.
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Quick checklist
- Mow high: keep cool-season grass around 3 to 3.5 in and never cut more than a third of the blade at once.
- Keep mower blades sharp and leave clippings on the lawn to return nutrients.
- Water deeply and less often (about 1 in per week) rather than a little every day.
- Feed the lawn in late spring and again around Labor Day, following the label rate.
- Overseed thin spots in late August to September, when Michigan conditions are best for new grass.
- Refresh 2 to 3 in of mulch in beds each spring, keeping it off stems and trunks.
- Finish the year with leaf cleanup and a final mow so the lawn heads into winter clean.
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