Prep and reawaken your lawn for the warmer months ahead with a few steps:
1. Get rid of weeds. If hand weeding, be sure to get the roots or the weeds will just come back. Large areas may be tackled with a spray-on selective herbicide, which kills the weeds but not the grass.
2. Aerate the soil. The soil under your grass may be compacted. Rent an aerator to open up the soil and let air, moisture and nutrients into your lawn.
3. Fix any bare patches. First, remove the dead grass from the bare spot. You can replant small spots with grass seed or runners from a healthy area of the lawn; larger areas are best filled in using new sod that you can simply roll out like a carpet.
4. Fertilize your lawn to give it the necessary nutrients to start growing into thicker, greener lawn come summer. A fertilizer spreader rental helps to spread the fertilizer evenly and efficiently.