Lawn care

Start with what’s happening in your lawn.

Find help with thin grass, brown patches, and seeding. Check timing, tools, and materials before you start.

Seeding, repairs, and seasonal care

Practical answers for your home and garden.

Decide between patch repair, overseeding, or a full restart.

Start with the grass family, then use climate and establishment time to narrow the window.

Match fertilizer timing to the growth cycle.

Find a starting point

Choose the problem you can see, then check its likely causes before buying seed or other materials.

Separate failed establishment, shade, compaction, foot traffic, and seasonal stress before you add more seed.

Use the pattern and timing to narrow drought stress, disease, pet urine, or a site problem.

Check the species, days since seeding, moisture, temperature, and soil contact before reseeding.

Separate drainage, grading, compaction, and irrigation causes before adding seed or topdressing.

Confirm leveling is the real task before adding material or reaching for a leveling rake.

Identify what’s growing and why it’s thriving before you choose a treatment.

Timing, quantity, and help

Choose when to sow, calculate the quantity, and decide which work you will do yourself.

1 Choose the planting window
Use your grass type and region to check the planting window and time needed for establishment.
Find the planting window
2 Calculate the seed quantity
Enter the lawn area and choose new turf or overseeding. Use the product label rate when you have it.
Calculate seed quantity
3 Separate DIY work from hired work
List who handles aeration, preparation, seeding, topdressing, and cleanup before comparing quotes.

Tools and materials

Choose the grass, calculate the seed quantity, and check the preparation your lawn needs.

Before you buyFor seed, compare the grass type, label rate, and package weight. Prepare the site before sowing.