Dallas Lawn Care Calendar

A month-by-month lawn care schedule for Dallas, Texas, built around Bermudagrass and the local warm-season climate (USDA 8a). Print it or save it as a PDF — it fits on one page with a QR code back to your free plan.

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Your Dallas lawn year, month by month

Each window lists what to do and when, tuned to Dallas's climate and Bermudagrass. Timing runs on soil temperature, so treat these as guides and confirm with the current soil temp.

Late Feb - mid MarScalp the still-dormant lawn low and bag the clippings to clear winter debris and warm the soil. Apply spring pre-emergent BEFORE crabgrass germinates.
Early MarPrime spring pre-emergent window: crabgrass germinates in North Texas when 2-inch soil temps hold near 55°F for several days, which lands in early March here. Use prodiamine, dithiopyr, or pendimethalin.
Apr - early MayWait for full green-up. Make the FIRST nitrogen application only after the lawn is actively growing and mowed 2-3 times. Spot-treat broadleaf weeds with post-emergent. Begin weekly mowing at 1-2 inch (bermuda).
May - AugPeak growing season: fertilize 0.5-1 lb N per 1,000 sq ft every 4-8 weeks (max 4 lb N/yr). Scout for chinch bugs and take-all/gray leaf spot on St. Augustine; treat nutsedge after it emerges. Deep, infrequent watering.
SepMake the LAST nitrogen application 4-6 weeks before the first historic frost (early-mid November in Dallas). Apply fall pre-emergent for annual bluegrass/henbit when soil temps drop to ~70°F. Best window to aerate compacted clay.
OctApply preventative fungicide for large patch in St. Augustine when soil temps sit 50-70°F. Continue mowing as growth slows. Do NOT push nitrogen now - it feeds large patch.
Nov - DecLawn goes dormant after the first hard freeze. Stop fertilizing and shut off irrigation. Mow only if needed to keep winter weeds from flowering. Post-emergent for winter annuals on warm days.
Jan - early FebDormant rest period. No fertilizer, minimal water. Plan ahead: get a soil test back so you know your pH and nutrient needs before the spring push.

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Dallas Lawn Care Calendar
Dallas, TX • Bermudagrass • USDA 8a
Late Feb - mid Mar
Scalp the still-dormant lawn low and bag the clippings to clear winter debris and warm the soil. Apply spring pre-emergent BEFORE crabgrass germinates.
Early Mar
Prime spring pre-emergent window: crabgrass germinates in North Texas when 2-inch soil temps hold near 55°F for several days, which lands in early March here. Use prodiamine, dithiopyr, or pendimethalin.
Apr - early May
Wait for full green-up. Make the FIRST nitrogen application only after the lawn is actively growing and mowed 2-3 times. Spot-treat broadleaf weeds with post-emergent. Begin weekly mowing at 1-2 inch (bermuda).
May - Aug
Peak growing season: fertilize 0.5-1 lb N per 1,000 sq ft every 4-8 weeks (max 4 lb N/yr). Scout for chinch bugs and take-all/gray leaf spot on St. Augustine; treat nutsedge after it emerges. Deep, infrequent watering.
Sep
Make the LAST nitrogen application 4-6 weeks before the first historic frost (early-mid November in Dallas). Apply fall pre-emergent for annual bluegrass/henbit when soil temps drop to ~70°F. Best window to aerate compacted clay.
Oct
Apply preventative fungicide for large patch in St. Augustine when soil temps sit 50-70°F. Continue mowing as growth slows. Do NOT push nitrogen now - it feeds large patch.
Nov - Dec
Lawn goes dormant after the first hard freeze. Stop fertilizing and shut off irrigation. Mow only if needed to keep winter weeds from flowering. Post-emergent for winter annuals on warm days.
Jan - early Feb
Dormant rest period. No fertilizer, minimal water. Plan ahead: get a soil test back so you know your pH and nutrient needs before the spring push.
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