TTTF, zone 7a. I've never done lawn care before in my life but I've learned so much here. It was a new build in June 2024 with sod in the front yard and seed and mesh cover in the backyard. Their seed didn't survive summer of course so that's been a huge bunch of work trying to get rid of crabgrass and pull up all of the mesh with weeds stuck in it. Soil test showed a need for N. Started a whole new lawn in a lot of areas and it's been looking amazing while the other sod areas have gone dormant. I mowed yesterday, which seems crazy (but awesome) to me 5 days before Christmas. My question is, how do I know when it's ready to jump back in and start with fertilizer and pre-emergent? Will the look of the grass tell me or should I use a certain soil temp to go by or just start when temps start warming up? I'm also going to have to do spring seeding for some areas I didn't get to in time in the fall, although I know that is not ideal, need to figure out away for it to be successful. Thank you!!
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If the ground is soft and you are able to get soil samples, which it sounds like you can, a soil test now would help you evaluate how your treatment this year changed the makeup of your soil.
If not, the first thing I put down is prodiamine when the soil temperature is around 50-55F.