Whether you’re facing a lousy home lawn that’s been beat up yet again by a hot summer or trying to keep a decent lawn in decent shape, the next few weeks are the year’s best to do something about it.

September is prime time for a variety of lawn jobs that benefit Pennsylvania’s cool-season grass varieties.

Here’s a checklist of end-of-summer steps to consider:

1.) Test the soil. This is a good first step to determine whether your soil has deficiencies to correct or nutritional adjustments to make. After all, grass – like any plant – only performs as well as the soil underneath it allows.

DIY, mail-in Penn State University soil test kits are available for $10 at county Extension offices, many garden centers, and directly online from Penn State’s soil test lab .

The results will te

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