How much does lawn care cost in Memphis?
Per-cut and per-year numbers for this market, pulled from published local data rather than a national average.
Read the answer →Straight answers, sourced
The North Mississippi & Memphis lawn care guide
Every answer here is written for this region specifically — zone 7b, clay subsoil, Bermuda and fescue side by side — and cited to Mississippi State, University of Tennessee or Purdue Extension rather than to somebody's blog.
How short should you cut Bermuda grass in Mississippi?
MSU Extension's height targets by species, and the one-third rule that governs all of them.
Read the answer →When should you apply pre-emergent in North Mississippi?
Mid-March for North Mississippi, keyed to a 55°F soil temperature — plus why pros split the application.
Read the answer →When should you aerate your lawn in North Mississippi?
Late spring to midsummer for warm-season turf, September for fescue, and why our clay makes it matter.
Read the answer →Is Bermuda or zoysia better for Memphis lawns?
Sun requirements, mowing height, wear tolerance and cost — an honest comparison for a zone 7b lawn.
Read the answer →Why is the soil in my DeSoto County yard so hard?
Why subdivision yards built on cleared clay subsoil thin out, and the one folk remedy that makes it worse.
Read the answer →Why is my lawn turning brown in circular patches?
The most common lawn disease in Mississippi, the weather that triggers it, and what actually helps.
Read the answer →How do you get rid of nutsedge in a lawn?
Why one spray never ends it, and the drainage-plus-pre-emergence approach that does.
Read the answer →The regional calendar
One year of lawn care in zone 7b
All of DeSoto County, Memphis and the surrounding suburbs sit in USDA hardiness zone 7b, with some areas trending toward 8a under the 2023 map update. That is the transition zone, where warm-season and cool-season turf both survive — which is why the calendar here is busier than in most of the country.
- Mid-March: pre-emergent for crabgrass in North Mississippi, once soil at one inch consistently reaches 55°F.
- Early-to-mid April: warm-season green-up. Wait 2–3 weeks after green-up before the first fertilizer application.
- May 1 – Aug 1: zoysia planting window. Bermuda goes in May 15 – July 15.
- Late spring to midsummer: core aeration for warm-season lawns, during active growth.
- Mid-June to mid-August: Bermuda produces 65–75% of its annual growth. Weekly mowing.
- Early September: pre-emergence for annual bluegrass; aeration and overseeding for fescue; fall fertilizer for cool-season turf.
- Sept 1 – Nov 1: tall fescue seeding window. Fall is also the time for a soil test.
- Autumn: the optimal window for dallisgrass control in Bermuda.
- Early-to-mid November: first killing frost. Warm-season lawns go dormant.
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