Last Updated on May 6, 2025 by Duncan

Mastering your lawn care regimen can be difficult, and keeping up with fast-growing grass can be even more challenging. The average homeowner spends 70 hours per year caring for their lawn, and an estimated 54 million Americans mow their lawns on weekends.

If you want your lawn to look its best, you might wonder what makes grass grow the most, right? Several factors make this possible, making it easy for you to grow the lawn of your dreams. These factors include:

Using the right grass seed

Depending on where you reside, you’ll be looking for cool or warm-season grasses. Cool-season grasses thrive in areas with significant temperature fluctuations throughout the year, such as the Northwest, Midwest, and Northeast.

They are best planted in the spring or early fall (typically two weeks before or after Labor Day). Warm-season grasses thrive in warm climates with low-temperature differences, such as the Southwest, Deep South, and Mid-South.

You should plant these from late spring (following the last frost) until early summer.

Watering the grass the right way

All grass requires water to germinate, but you may be surprised to learn that newly planted grass seeds must be watered daily for the first six weeks to develop correctly.

Having continual access to moisture will ensure your grass seeds grow faster because they will be in the right environment.

When your grass is fully established, use more water less frequently to promote optimal root development.

The amount of water you should use on your lawn depends on the type of grass you have on the lawn.

Cool-season grasses, such as ryegrass, tall fescue, and Kentucky bluegrass, require more frequent watering due to their smaller root systems and even more water during the warmer months. You can water them overnight three times a week (in equal parts).

Warm-season grasses such as Bermudagrass, Zoysia, and Buffalo Grass require only one or two watering sessions spread evenly throughout the week.

If you’re unsure about the type of lawn grass you have, check to see if it turns brown. Warm-season grass will turn brown in the winter when soil temperatures reach 55 degrees or lower.

Even if this is the case, investigate or consult an expert on your grass’s specific demands regarding inches of water or minutes of sprinkling every week (depending on species, mowing height, potential pest concerns, and sunshine exposure).

This ensures that you meet your lawn’s needs without overwatering.

Fertilizing the right way

Fertilizer helps keep your lawn looking good while promoting robust, dense grass growth. It not only encourages grass growth but also repairs any damage to your lawn. Our fertilizer blends contain nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus, but at varying levels.

Feed your lawn nitrogen-rich fertilizer in the summer to keep it green and lush. In the winter, your goal will be to protect your lawn against winter-borne diseases and frost, so fertilize it with a high potassium and phosphate feed to help strengthen the roots and harden the blades.

Ideally, you should fertilize your lawn twice a year, with the optimal times being in the spring and autumn, using a Slow Release fertilizer that promotes the growth of lush green grass over 16 weeks. Between these periods, you can fertilize your lawn with a quick-release fertilizer.

Mow the right way

Baby grass plants are susceptible to damage, so wait until your grass grows to a height of 7cm before mowing it for the first time. Cutting your lawn too short might weaken it and even invite weeds.

To be safe, only remove one-third of your mower’s blade height with each cut. This will keep your grass growing strong and healthy. And this is what you want, right?

Get rid of weeds

As you can tell, there is no way your grass will grow fast if it’s competing with weeds for resources. This means that if you want your grass to grow fast and healthy, you have to get rid of all the weeds that might be there.

When dealing with a few weeds on your lawn, you can remove them by hand – just make sure to eliminate the roots. If you’re struggling with a more serious weed problem, consider using a selective fungicide, which will allow you to get back to helping your lawn develop.

You should note that a level lawn is happy, and the grass is bound to grow fast and healthy. A flat lawn guarantees that your grass seed grows evenly and helps prevent patches from developing on your lawn due to lumps and bumps in the soil.

To level a lawn, use a rake to break up and smooth the soil. If your dirt is too clumpy to rake, use a rotavator to churn it up and place it in an ideal position for raking over.

If you have planted the soil, use sand soil and rake to level it.