Official lawn care thread

Mine looks like shit right now (relatively speaking). I've got some heathery-crap in the area near the sidewalk and street. My questions:

1. Should I weed-and-feed now?
2. If I do, how long do I have to wait before overseeding?
3. Should I overseed even though the spring (unlike fall) is a tough time to grow grass, with hellishly-hot summer temps around the corner?

Another question: when should I use grub control products?

Grub control from our close friends at NCSU

http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/articles/tf00506.aspx

I always do my seeding in the fall. Seeding in the spring doesnt give the roots long enough to get entrenched before the severe heat of the summer. Grass roots will still grow over the winter, so by the time the spring comes around they'll be good to go.

In the spring, I dethatch and lime the yard. I only seed bare areas. They do make a broad leaf weed killer that I've heard works really well. It wont harm the grass, but will target only the broad leaf weeds.

I dropped weed and feed last weekend. In 3 days my grass went from brownish to green.

drew said:

I dropped weed and feed last weekend. In 3 days my grass went from brownish to green.

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All that rain was clutch for that turnaround as well, I'd imagine. So good timing on your part.