Year

The care calendar

Twelve months of work for this yard. Change the mix.

November

Do now

A wet mat of leaves is a snow-mold starter kit.

Do now

Warm soil, cool air: roots run while the top rests.

This month

Messy stems feed birds and overwintering insects. Rotting mush can go.

This month

Not a scalp — just enough that snow mold has less to lie on.

This month

Lower nitrogen, more potassium, while the lawn is still awake.

Prep

Only if the test says so. Lime in fall so it works by spring.

Prep

A winter afternoon in the garage pays you back every Saturday.

Prep

Before you buy another bag of fertilizer, know pH, phosphorus, and potassium.

Prep

Sap and rust now are stuck bolts in April.