What is a lawn maintenance schedule?

A lawn maintenance schedule is a schedule that lets an owner or gardener know which tasks need to be performed on a lawn to help maintain its health and beauty. Items can include when to mow, weed, water and fertilize the lawn.

Other items that might be on a lawn maintenance schedule include overseeding bare patches in the lawn or aerating if the lawn has areas of thatch. Thatch refers to areas where snarls of dead grass blades, roots and debris prevent the lawn from getting nutrients and light. Another scheduled task may be to service equipment such as lawn mowers.