MAY GARDENER: Fix dead spots in centipede lawns

Late winter and early spring for me is the time frame in which I am the most active at the start of a new year. I begin making recommendations for fruit trees and crape myrtle trees in mid-February. March 1^st starts the beginning of a homeowners weed control program. Then the grass starts to green- up over the next few weeks. Around the end of March, calls start coming in fertilizing lawns. Our recommendation for soils temperature has changed as it relates to fertilizing lawns. We now require that a homeowner waits until soil temperature is consistent at 70