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Lawn care guides

Short, practical guides written for the cool-season grasses and clay soils of Oshawa and Durham Region. Each one answers a real question homeowners ask us, with the exact timing that applies here, not somewhere three growing zones south.

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  1. When to water your lawn, and how much illustration When to water your lawn, and how much A lawn in southern Ontario needs about 25 mm of water a week, rain included, delivered deeply once or twice rather than a little every day. Water at dawn or dusk, measure with a tuna can, and skip the sprinkler entirely in weeks when rain covers the total. 30 min
  2. Preparing your lawn for fall illustration Preparing your lawn for fall Fall is when next year's lawn is made. In Oshawa that means feeding between mid-August and mid-September, overseeding and aerating in the same window, keeping leaves off the grass, a second feeding in late October, and a slightly shorter final cut so nothing mats under the snow. 3 h
  3. When to aerate your lawn in Ontario illustration When to aerate your lawn in Ontario Aerate cool-season lawns in southern Ontario between mid-August and mid-September, when the grass is growing hard enough to fill the holes; April is the backup window. Lawns on clay or with heavy foot traffic need it every year, sometimes twice. 1 h 30 min
  4. How to take care of dead grass: reviving your lawn illustration How to take care of dead grass: reviving your lawn Check the crowns first: white means dormant grass that will wake with water, brown and brittle means dead turf that needs repair. Real repair means clearing the dead material, loosening and improving the soil, then seeding or sodding and keeping it moist until established. 2 h

Guides, answered

Who writes these guides?

The Oshawa Lawn Care team. The advice is the same advice we follow on customers' lawns, written down.

Do the guides apply outside Oshawa?

The techniques apply anywhere cool-season grasses grow, but the timing windows are specific to southern Ontario. If you garden elsewhere, shift the dates to your local frost and growth calendar.

Can I just hire you instead of doing it myself?

Of course. Every guide covers a job we also do as a service; request a free quote any time and we will take it off your list.