Why Late February Is the Most Important Month for Your Lawn in Idaho Falls.

Right now, you’re probably thinking,
“When is my lawn ever going to stop looking brown, matted, and rough?”

Don’t worry — it’s not dead.

But what you do in the next 45–60 days will determine how your lawn looks in June when barbecue season hits.

Even when air temperatures are only in the 30s and 40s, your soil is starting to wake up. Root systems begin reactivating. Compacted soils limit oxygen exchange. And weed seeds are already preparing to germinate.

Most homeowners wait until they see green to start thinking about their lawn.

By then, they’re behind.

The Biggest Mistake Homeowners Make

They wait.

They wait until:

• Neighbors are mowing

• Dandelions pop up

• It “feels like spring.”

By that point, the prime window for aeration and pre-emergent weed control is closing — or already closed.

Now you’re reacting instead of preventing.

And prevention always wins.

What to do in the next few weeks?

1. Stay off saturated lawns.
   Walking or driving on wet turf creates compaction that hurts root development.

2. Lightly rake once dry.
   Remove matted grass and debris from winter. This helps prevent snow mold issues, stands the grass up, and allows oxygen and sunlight to reach the soil surface.

3. Plan for core aeration.
   Aeration relieves compaction and allows oxygen, nutrients, and water to penetrate deeper into the root zone.

4. Apply a pre-emergent herbicide.
   This is critical. Applied at the correct soil temperature timing, it prevents weed seeds from germinating in the first place.

5. Have a structured fertilization plan.
   Random applications don’t build elite lawns. Consistency does.I would strongly recommend that you stay off wet, saturated lawns.

At Evergreen Lawn & Tree, we begin preparing our clients’ properties before visible growth starts — because preparation always outperforms reaction.

Late February through late March is when scheduling matters most. If you want to be at the front of the line and give your lawn the foundation it needs, now is the time to get on the calendar.

Request your professional, free estimate, and let’s build a lawn that makes your neighbors stop and stare.