# Lawn care calendar by state

> A month-by-month lawn care calendar for every US state: frost dates, grass types, when to fertilize, seed and aerate, from extension services.

Canonical: https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar

When to mow, feed, seed and water in your state, built from frost dates, the grasses that grow there and the advice of the state’s own extension service.

- [California](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/california): Warm-season lawns are fed from April to September, and tall fescue in spring and fall.
- [Florida](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/florida): Fertilize only during the growing season, and finish by late September in the north.
- [Georgia](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/georgia): Feed warm-season grasses from May through August, and tall fescue in February-March and October-November.
- [Illinois](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/illinois): Fertilize and seed Illinois lawns in late summer, with a lighter feeding in spring.
- [Michigan](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/michigan): Fall is the best time to seed a Michigan lawn, and spring crabgrass control runs by soil temperature, not the calendar.
- [New York](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/new-york): Feed in September, seed from mid-August through September, and stop by December 1.
- [North Carolina](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/north-carolina): Seed cool-season grass from mid-August to October 1, and warm-season grass from March 1 to July 1.
- [Ohio](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/ohio): Fertilize Ohio lawns in April and May and again in September and October.
- [Pennsylvania](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/pennsylvania): Seed in late summer to early fall, and feed in spring and again in late summer.
- [Texas](https://lucernel.com/guides/lawn-care-calendar/texas): Feed once the grass is growing, and make the last nitrogen application 4 to 6 weeks before the first frost.

## About these pages

Each state page starts from what decides timing: the grasses that grow there, the average last spring and first fall frost from NOAA climate normals, and the calendar the state’s extension service publishes. Large states span several climates, so the page shows the range and tells you which part applies where.

Dates are averages. A warm spring or a late frost moves everything, which is why each job is tied to a sign you can see, such as green-up, soil warmth or the first mowing, as well as to a month.