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What actually works on Middle Tennessee turf, written for the transition zone we all live in.
The first cut of the year sets up the whole season. Here is when to start, what height to run, and the one-third rule that keeps a lawn from thinning out by June.
Middle Tennessee sits in the transition zone, where two grasses with opposite calendars grow side by side. Knowing which one you have changes everything you should do to it.
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Spring feels like the season to fix a lawn. For fescue in Middle Tennessee, the six weeks between late August and early October matter more than the rest of the year combined.
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Fresh mulch is the fastest way to make a yard look maintained. Piled against a trunk, it is also one of the most common ways homeowners quietly kill an expensive tree.
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