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I recently purchased a house in Northern Colorado with a neglected
lawn. This lawn has not received water all summer and currently has a
large variety and volume of weeds. There are a few green spots, but
not many. I've been told that grass is resiliant and can be reovered.

Is this project worth tackling this late in the year or wait til
spring? First freeze is a couple months away.

I plan to pick the weeds first, then dethatch, then areate, then water
heavily. What steps would you add or subtract from this?

What lawn care products are recommended to help this along?

Thanks.

my house was pretty sad last fall. i applied ph balanced soil conditioner.
that was all and it came back nicely in the spring. i can't areate due to a
grove of live oaks in the front. for bugs i used a natural oil based
insecticide.

as far as weeds. jeeze. start pullin' some people here (this ng) like
herbacides. if you go that route use orange oil and garden vinager. the city
of austin is finding the active ingeadient in round-up in the city water
supply and advised against it's use here.

the good grass will win out over the weeds if you help.

if you have trees don't areate in the drip line (and don't use herbicides in
a trees drip line). Areation works wonders but an idiot on an areator can
cause a lot of damage. watch for sprinklers. valve hole covers etc.

watering heavely isn't going to do much good this late in the game. I'd
stick to a sinsible shedule Once or twice a week depending on rain. 45 min
a station. Be sure to water in the soil conditioner. All but stop at the
first signs of a freeze. Only if it's dry and warm. I don't water in the
winter and I live in central tx.

I would clean up the weeds. Apply a soil conditioner per instuctions. but
about 17 to 18 40lb bags for an average lawn. Areate if the yard if needs
it. Water in with normal water cycle.

Areation isn't going to stop the weeds it makes it easier for them to grow
too. The areator will impregnate the yard with soil conditioner.

You can put in little fertilizer.1/2 dose (you don't want too much
fertilizer in the fall) Find one made from natural materials and if you have
a lot of rain get fertilizer with something to make it stick around.