Lawn Care How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to the basics. We show you how to do it by hand, then how SimpleLawn does it for you in a tap.
Lawn basics
How to Measure Your Lawn
Every product is dosed per 1,000 sq ft, so step one is knowing your square footage. Here is the manual method, and the one-tap way.
Fertilizer
How Much Fertilizer Do I Need?
Bags are sold in pounds of product, but lawns are fed in pounds of nitrogen. Here is the formula that connects them, with a worked example.
Seeding
How to Overseed Your Lawn
Thicken a thin lawn and fill bare spots by overseeding. Here is the step-by-step, plus how much seed you actually need.
Weed control
When to Apply Pre-Emergent
Pre-emergent only works if the timing is right. Here is how to read soil temperature and hit the window, every spring and fall.