21. Basic Lawn Maintenance

As the weather slowly warms up here in Michigan and we start thinking about what needs to be done with our lawns, I thought that I would give everyone a basic guide to spring lawn maintenance.
Spring Cleanup
Now is a good time to get out and clean up the yard.
If you have trees in your yard, go around and pick up all of the twigs that have fallen over the winter months.
Rake the yard. This will get any dead material out and encourage a quicker green up. If you live on a gravel road or have a gravel driveway, don’t forget to clean up the stones from the snow plows. It is a lot easier to clean up the stones now, before we get that spring flush of new growth which will cover them up.
Cleaning up the yard before you start your regular mowing schedule will help to save some wear and tear on your mower blades.