re: Can I get advice/tips for my lawn after the winter? ::Updated with pics:::

Start by reading this Louisiana Lawn Best Management Practices - 2 or 3 times - and follow the posts on the H&G board that you think might pertain to your lawn. In a couple years you’ll be an “expert” like all of us.

What type of grass do you have? What do you feel like your biggest problems are? Here are my thoughts in a nutshell and all are discussed in the above publication.

1. Pull soil samples from your lawn for base-line info soil fertility.
2. Cut your lawn at the recommended height for the type of grass you have.
3. Fertilize at the recommended amount on the appropriate schedule for your type of lawn grass.
4. Apply lawn-pre-emergent herbicides in late winter and early fall.
5. Learn to identify the most common lawn weeds and what herbicides to use to control them.
6. Long term - if you have low spots, drainage issues work to correct them.