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Georgia Lawn Care
Lawn care built for Georgia: Bermuda maintenance, regional weed and disease control, and a season-by-season calendar for USDA zones 7a–9a.
Dominant Grass
Bermuda
USDA Zones
7a–9a
Soil
Red Georgia clay (ultisols) — iron-rich, nutrient-poor
Humidity
High
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Georgia Lawn Calendar
What your Bermuda lawn needs, season by season.
Spring
- Pre-emergent down by mid-March in metro Atlanta
- Scalp Bermuda at green-up to clear dormant thatch
- First fertilization after 100% green-up, not at first blades
- Treat fire ant mounds with bait while temperatures are mild
Summer
- Feed Bermuda monthly and mow low twice a week for density
- Scout for fall armyworm egg masses after August storms
- Water 1 inch/week in two cycles — clay can't absorb it at once
- Watch spittlebug froth on centipede lawns
Fall
- Fall pre-emergent by late September for Poa annua
- Final Bermuda feeding 6 weeks before first frost
- Preventive large patch fungicide on Zoysia as soil cools below 70°F
- Lime per soil test (skip on centipede lawns)
Winter
- Spot-spray winter broadleaf weeds on dormant Bermuda (safe when fully brown)
- Aerate compacted clay in late winter before green-up
- Soil test through UGA Extension
- Plan the pre-emergent split for late February
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