Autumn Lawn Tips

There’s only a few more weeks left before the chilly weather sets in and the snow starts to fall, and as many landscaping professional will tell you, now is the best time to start preparing your lawn or garden for the coldest season of the year. But what exactly should you do in order to protect your beloved landscape from the damages that the harsh and freezing temperature can bring?

Apply Fertilizers

One of the things that can help to protect your lawn would be to apply some fertilizers to it. The fertilizer will help to ensure that your turf or grass will have enough sustenance for the lean months ahead, and thus help them to make sure that they grow robust and strong when the snow melts and spring sets in.

When choosing a fertilizer, look for one that has a slow release action. These types of fertilizers work for a very long time compared to ordinary fertilizers, and does a better job of providing your plants with the nutrients they need to survive the winter.

Apply Herbicides

Aside from applying fertilizers, now would also be a good time to start applying some herbicides on your lawns and gardens. The herbicides will help to eliminate weeds and their seeds which grow alongside your plants. Remember that there will be very few nutrients on the soil during winter, and you do not want weeds to be stealing those nutrients from your plants.

Be wary though, and be sure to use only selective herbicides. Selective herbicides are those that kills only specific types of weeds, and leaves your plants and grass undamaged. When you use non-selective herbicides, you can say goodbye to your grass and turf, and expect a barren front lawn or garden when spring arrives.

Apply Mulch

Another thing that you can do to prep your lawn or garden for winter is to apply compost and mulch. You can place them in flower boxes, at the base of trees, or even spread a thin layer of it over your grass. Don’t press on them too hard though – apply them lightly so they end up fluffy and soft enough to protect the plants underneath but still allow a tiny bit of moisture to pass through.

Prepping your lawn and yard for the winter isn’t necessarily difficult, but you would do well by doing some research or talking to a professional landscaper for more information – and thus ensure that you will have a great looking turf come spring.