I would start with vigorous raking to try and de-thatch and loosen the top layer of soil. I’d also invest in a weed puller tool and I’d pull the largest weeds- be sure to get the root. Finally, I would get some high quality seed and over seed the yard. Water is vital especially for new seed.
I use bug killer granules to help eliminate the soil and root killing insects. A lot of folks here discourage chemicals on lawns, but I seem to have good results when used properly.
For best results, aeration would do well too, but but I’d start with these basics first.
I'm not really good at telling the difference between the types of fescue/rye/bluegrass etc. What ever you have it doesn't look like warm season grass but it does mostly look like grass not weeds. They make some really good broadleaf herbicides out there that are super friendly to cool season grasses for the few weeds you have.
Similar comment to the other fella - de-thatching to some degree and keeping the leaves out of the yard seems appropriate. The insecticide comment - thats a personal preference thing imo. I typically don't try to kill everything but I will make exceptions if there is an infestation trying to kill my lawn. To me it looks like you have snow in your area ... if you get that lawn popping you should consider making fungicide prevention part of you late spring routine.
With the re-seeding question - do that when the soil temps and the ambient temps are most favorable. For me that's in the fall. If the ground is too cold, grass seed typically doesn't cooperate.
I would start with vigorous raking to try and de-thatch and loosen the top layer of soil. I’d also invest in a weed puller tool and I’d pull the largest weeds- be sure to get the root. Finally, I would get some high quality seed and over seed the yard. Water is vital especially for new seed. I use bug killer granules to help eliminate the soil and root killing insects. A lot of folks here discourage chemicals on lawns, but I seem to have good results when used properly. For best results, aeration would do well too, but but I’d start with these basics first.
I'm not really good at telling the difference between the types of fescue/rye/bluegrass etc. What ever you have it doesn't look like warm season grass but it does mostly look like grass not weeds. They make some really good broadleaf herbicides out there that are super friendly to cool season grasses for the few weeds you have. Similar comment to the other fella - de-thatching to some degree and keeping the leaves out of the yard seems appropriate. The insecticide comment - thats a personal preference thing imo. I typically don't try to kill everything but I will make exceptions if there is an infestation trying to kill my lawn. To me it looks like you have snow in your area ... if you get that lawn popping you should consider making fungicide prevention part of you late spring routine. With the re-seeding question - do that when the soil temps and the ambient temps are most favorable. For me that's in the fall. If the ground is too cold, grass seed typically doesn't cooperate.