Monthly Lawn Care Products
These are the products recommended for the month based on our monthly lawn care newsletter. Since we are in May, the weather is getting too warm to put down many of our fast release fertilizers once the average high temperature for the week is 85 degrees or higher. Instead, you might want to use a slow release fertilizer like Fertilome Classic Lawn Food. It is safe to use at high temperatures.
May in Florida is not only hot, but dry as well. Many HOAs also levy watering restrictions during this period. To keep your grass hydrated and healthy, use Hydretain. Hydretain creates new moisture for the grass by drawing from the humidity around it and directly feeding the root system of the grass or plants.
Warm weather also means more bugs. It is important to use insecticides with different active ingredients each month to prevent bugs from building a resistance to one particular chemical. For this month, use Turf Ranger II to take care of insects in your lawn.
Before we get into the rainy season in June, it is highly recommended that you put down Scott's GrubEX to provide your lawn with season-long protection against grubs and especially sod webworms. Sod webworms are extremely tough to get rid of because of their life cycle. When they mature, they become moths that lay their eggs over your and your neighbor's lawns. Even if you kill the larvae that are eating your grass, the moths may still return to lay their eggs once your shorter lasting insecticide dissipates. That's why you want to use GrubEX, as it protects your lawn for 3-4 months from sod webworms.
Unlike Atrazine, Dollar Weed Control is safe to use at high temperatures. Use this to control dollar weed as well as most other broadleaf weeds in your grass.
Pair Dollar Weed Control with Turf & Ornamental Weed & Grass Stopper to protect against future weeds. Weed & Grass Stopper acts as a pre-emergent herbicide, meaning it prevents new weed seeds from germinating while not harming your grass. It is safe to use any time of year.
Use F-Stop to kill and prevent fungus from spreading in your yard. F-Stop protects your lawn from fungus for up to a month, so it would be a good idea to get ahead of the game before the rainy season makes your lawn more susceptible to fungus.
