Grand Rapids has warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters, making keeping your lawn healthy difficult. If you need a hand with lawn care, LawnStarter's pros have the tools and experience to help you with whatever lawn assistance you need.

The Most Common Grass Types in Grand Rapids: The most common grass types in Grand Rapids are Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, and fine fescues.

When is the Best Time to Plant Grass: The best time to plant grasses is between late summer and early fall.

Summer Lawn Care Tips for Grand Rapids: Water your lawn with light and frequent waterings in the morning. Wait to fertilize until the weather cools down. Raise the blades on your mower, as longer grass blades lead to deeper root systems, less water loss, and less evaporation from watering.

Fall Lawn Care Tips for Grand Rapids: Cut back on the watering. Start seeding early in the fall, and continue to overseed. Later, blow out your irrigation system. Apply a nitrogen-rich fertilizer. Keep mowing and raking your lawn until it stops growing. Aerate heavy soil.

Common Lawn Pests: The most common lawn pests in Grand Rapids are ants, ground bees, Japanese beetles, European chafers, black ataneius, hairy cinch bugs, and bluegrass billbugs.

Common Lawn Diseases: Countless diseases affect Grand Rapids lawns, such as brown patch, fairy ring, dollar spot, red thread, and snow mold. If you need help with what to do, LawnStarter's pros are experts at identifying and treating lawn diseases.

How LawnStarter Can Take Care of Your Lawn: Between mowing, fertilizing, watering, bush trimming, aeration, sodding, and weed control, there isn't a service that LawnStarter can't provide.

Call us, click, or download our easy-to-use app to get started. Let us know what services you need, and we'll create a customized quote for you. Your home will be pest free in no time.