Need some help with my yard/grass

Congrats on the new home. Though I can’t suggests specifics on fescue as we don’t grow it in the Deep South I can provide a few broad suggestions based on the info you provided.

1. I, and many others on this board, recommend avoiding the use of Weed & Feeds - it convenience product for consumers but usually you won’t the max benefit of either the fertilizer or herbicide in the product b/c the timing to fertilize and treat weeds often do not coincide except for a brief period of time during the year. Buy lawn fertilizer and fertilize according to recommendations for your grass type and location. Buy specific herbicides to treat the weeds you have.

2. Clover and crabgrass can be sprayed now with Celsius herbicide and add surfactant when mixing. Celsius is expensive at $100 + but a bottle will last several plus years, and the prorated annual cost is no higher than other products. Nutsedge consider using Sedgehammer to control it, also not cheap but exceedingly effective.

3. I’ll let other with more knowledge recommend a fertilization schedule for fescue but I suggest you search for “ lawn care Tennessee Cooperative Extension Service” or search for the consumer horticultural extension agent Univ of Tennessee for the county in which reside and request that information.

That contact info will be on the UT Coopertive Extension website. The county agent will send info or answers your questions - it’s their job so use them - honestly in my experience extension agents they very good and knowledgeable and very responsive, particularly those that have a few years under their belt. And if they don’t know the answer, they have numerous Ph.D. specialists on campus they can contact to get that info for you and usually do so.

Good luck and continue to follow the board. Lots of knowledge people on this board on lawn care that can help you.

ETA: I assuming you live in TN in the Nashville area.

I put down Lesco 007 with crabgrass control every few months. Put a bag down yesterday. Will put another bag down in November, another bag down in February and another bag down in April.

I spot check the weeds that do get through the preemergent with Ortho weed be gone and I double up the concentration

Edit: I have a warm season grass but the above should work with cool season

I used a service for first year or so at new house that had bad week problems initially. If you go this route, you get their schedule and what they apply on your invoices. Should give you a solid road map for what's appropriate for your area and grass type.

Tall Fescue does not spread/take over bare spots like st. Augustine or Bermuda. You are getting near the time of year to aerate/overseed, which you basically have to do every year. Make sure you don’t spray a selective herbicide that affects germination/new grass growth. If there are certain areas completely taken over, it’s probably easier to roundup that area, and aerate/seed the hell out of it, The prior owner of the house probably didn’t put down preemergent, and you are dealing with the effects now.