From: TruGreen
Change is coming… With September just days away and autumn around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about preparing your lawn for cooler weather.
Fall is a critical time for your lawn. After all, this is a great season for outdoor entertaining, whether it’s get-togethers planned on a beautiful outdoor space or fall backyard weddings celebrating a couple’s love in an intimate setting. Regardless, there’s no doubt that the change of seasons and preparations for holiday fun times are just some of the exciting things you have to look forward to. A few simple lawn care tips will enable you to show off your beautiful lawn (in addition to your amazing entertainment skills!).
To ensure your outdoor spaces are lush and beautiful throughout the year, here are a few fall lawn care tips:
– Watering and mowing are essential. It goes without saying that regular maintenance— the kind you do once or twice a week with your mower and your sprinkler system— is essential for the basic health of your lawn. Be sure to mow and water your lawn regularly to maintain its neat, manicured appearance. Mowing will only be necessary until about October or November, when growth stops or depending on weather in your area (here in Colorado, sometimes we don’t see snow until December or January). For tips on how to water wisely and as sustainably as possible, please visit ecoLogical Lawn Care’s Current Suggested Watering Programs, which we update weekly!
– Lawn aeration is a key to proper nutrient and moisture absorption. Especially for lawns dealing with compacted soil or thick thatch, lawn aeration is a MUST during the fall. It will loosen up your soil, open it up to receive seed, nutrients and water, and help expedite your turf’s recovery.
– Fall is the ideal time for fertilization. A well-balanced combination of nutrients that include slow-release or controlled-release nitrogen is an important part of maintenance and a necessity for fall lawn care, especially if you have cool-season turfgrasses. This will give your lawn a lush appearance that is sure to be noticed by your guests. At ecoLogical, we use our special, microbially-active and organic compost tea.
– Overseed to fill in patches of grass and repopulate your soil. Nothing looks worse than a patchy lawn with thin, sad, and random sections of grass just barely surviving. Seeding your lawn will fill in those patches and help it restore its thick, lush beauty.
Our schedule for fall services fills up fast, so make sure to give ecoLogical a call and make sure all your organic lawn care needs are met for the upcoming season!
From: TruGreen
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