Weed Control · Tennessee
How to Kill Dandelions Without Killing Grass in Tennessee
Selective herbicides, hand-pulling tricks and timing that removes dandelions for good — while your lawn stays green.
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Tennessee Lawn Care
Lawn care built for Tennessee: Tall Fescue maintenance, regional weed and disease control, and a season-by-season calendar for USDA zones 6a–8a.
Dominant Grass
Tall Fescue
USDA Zones
6a–8a
Soil
Clay and silt loams over limestone; wind-blown loess in West Tennessee
Humidity
High in summer
Weed Control in Tennessee
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Lawn Diseases · Tennessee
Brown Patch Lawn Disease Treatment in Tennessee
Identify brown patch fungus, stop it with the right fungicide, and change the conditions that caused it — a complete recovery plan.
Lawn Diseases · Tennessee
Snow Mold: Treatment and Prevention in Tennessee
Gray and pink snow mold appear as matted circles when snow melts. How to help your lawn recover — and stop it next winter.
Tennessee Lawn Calendar
What your Tall Fescue lawn needs, season by season.
Spring
- Pre-emergent sweeps west to east: Memphis early March, Knoxville late March
- Minimal spring nitrogen on fescue — save it for fall
- Green-up feeding for Bermuda/zoysia in late April
- Spot-treat henbit and wild garlic before they disappear into summer
Summer
- Brown patch watch on fescue every humid week — preventive fungicide often pays
- Mow fescue at 4 inches in summer heat
- Feed warm-season lawns monthly through August
- Scout for armyworm moths and egg masses in late July
Fall
- Aerate and overseed fescue mid-September to mid-October
- Fescue feedings September, October, November
- Fall pre-emergent for Poa annua on warm-season lawns
- Lime East Tennessee lawns per soil test
Winter
- Spot-spray wild garlic and henbit on mild days
- No nitrogen on dormant warm-season turf
- Soil test through UT Extension
- Sharpen blades; brown patch spreads on ragged cuts
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