Supplies
Everything the plan calls for. Toggle items you already own. Required items total about $427.
Still to buy: $427
Plus $65 optional
The RepairSep 2026 to Nov 2026
Aerate, overseed, and feed. This is the season that fixes the lawn.
Soil test, OSU Extension Mahoning County
Know your pH and nutrient levels before spending on fertilizer
Turf type tall fescue blend, 10 lbs
Overseeding after aeration
Scotts Turf Builder Starter Food Plus Weed Preventer, 21.52 lb
Starter fertilizer with mesotrione, safe on new seed
Yard Mastery Flagship 24-0-6, 18 lb
October feeding and light spring feeding
Urea 46-0-0 or winterizer
Late fall nitrogen
Core aerator rental
Relieve compaction and open the soil for seed
PreventionMar 2027 to May 2027
Pre-emergent before crabgrass germinates, then a light feed.
Granular prodiamine 0-0-7, 18 lb
Crabgrass preemergent, split into two applications
Triad Select 3 way herbicide, 1 qt
Spot spraying broadleaf weeds
Summer HoldJun 2027 to Aug 2027
Mow high, water deep, do not push growth with nitrogen.
Scotts GrubEx Optional
Grub prevention, only if you have had grub damage
Tenacity or generic mesotrione, 8 oz Optional Verify label
Crabgrass rescue and post-seeding weed control
EquipmentOne time purchases
Scotts Wizz handheld spreader
Spreading seed and granular products on a small lawn
1 to 2 gallon pump sprayer
Spot spraying herbicides
Soil thermometer
Timing the spring preemergent
PPE gloves and safety glasses
Handling herbicides and fertilizer