With spring starting soon, Lee County asks homeowners to be aware of best practices for lawn maintenance as the seasons change. From maintaining a desirable appearance to promoting the health of what\u2019s beneath the turf, residents can ensure a healthy yard by following a few simple tips.<\/p>\n
Fertilize Smart<\/p>\n
Consult the Lee County UF\/IFAS extension for a soil sample to determine the best fertilizer for your lawn. While fertilizer should be avoided during the winter since dormant turf will not absorb its nutrients, fertilizer can be applied once the seasons change while following Lee County\u2019s year-round fertilizer regulations:<\/p>\n
Sweep up spilled fertilizer granules.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t fertilize within 10 feet of bodies of water and avoid impervious surfaces.<\/p>\n
If rain is in the forecast, don\u2019t fertilize.<\/p>\n
Water Smart<\/a> by limiting irrigation to once per week through May.<\/p>\n Wake up dormant grass<\/p>\n In early spring, homeowners can aerate their lawns to help wake up dormant grass and allow their lawn to breathe after a dry winter. Lawn aeration involves using an aerator to core holes in your lawn and extracting plugs of soil, which allows water, oxygen and nutrients to permeate the soil.<\/p>\n Leave the soil plugs on your lawn as a natural fertilizer.<\/p>\n Mow mindfully<\/p>\n When mowing your lawn, never cut more than one-third of the grass blade\u2019s total height. Cutting the blades too short can cause your turf to become susceptible to disease, insect and weed invasions, and drought. Similarly to soil plugs, lawn clippings can be left on the lawn to act as a natural compost.<\/p>\n Year-round, Lee County residents are asked to be mindful of lawncare by abiding by Lee County\u2019s fertilizer ordinance and Fertilize Smart initiative. To learn more, visit FertilizeSmart.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n To receive updates from Lee County Government, sign up for the newsletter here: www.leegov.com\/resources\/newsletters<\/a> and follow on social media: www.leegov.com\/socialmedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With spring starting soon, Lee County asks homeowners to be aware of best practices for lawn maintenance as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-194171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}