Your personalized April lawn care guide. Pick your grass type below and every recommendation updates — mowing height, products, rates, and timing — all tailored to your lawn.
Bermuda is fully out of dormancy and entering peak growth. Green-up should be complete in most zones. This is your month to set the pace for the rest of the season.
Mow Height
1 – 1.5 inches
Mow Frequency
Every 5 – 7 days
Water / Week
1 – 1.5 in / week
Keep your bermuda at 1 to 1.5 inches with a rotary mower, or 0.5 to 1 inch if you use a reel mower. Mow every 5 to 7 days and never remove more than one-third of the blade height per cut. Frequent, low mowing encourages lateral spread and a thicker canopy.
Bermuda is a heavy feeder and April is the right time for your second nitrogen application of the spring. Apply 0.5 to 1 lb of nitrogen per 1,000 sq ft. A complete fertilizer with a little potassium helps root development heading into summer.
Grub eggs are hatching this month. A preventive application now protects your lawn through summer. Water in immediately after applying — the product needs to reach the root zone where grubs feed.
Any clover, dandelions, or other broadleaf weeds that survived pre-emergent should be spot-treated now while bermuda is actively growing and can fill in bare spots. Avoid blanket spraying in temps above 85 F.
If your soil feels hard or water pools on the surface, core aeration helps. April through June is the ideal window for bermuda. Pull plugs 2 to 3 inches deep and leave the cores on the surface to break down naturally.
Pro tip for Bermuda owners
Bermuda rewards consistency. The single best thing you can do this month is mow frequently at the right height. A bermuda lawn mowed every 5 days at 1.5 inches will outperform one mowed every 10 days at any height.