Winter Yard Care Tips
Don’t neglect your lawn because of the cold weather. Prepare your lawn for spring by aerating, fertilizing, and more with these winter lawn care tips.
Aerate & Fertilize
Aerate your lawn before the first snow falls. Before winter, the roots will receive some much-needed nutrients and oxygen. After aerating, apply a winter fertilizer to the lawn. During the winter, fertilizing grass helps it store the nutrients it needs to grow back healthy in the spring.
In order to keep your yard healthy through the winter, winter fertilization is essential. Snow mold could threaten your yard as winter winds down and snow disappears. Wet, cold weather promotes the growth of this fungus. Fungicides and seeding strategies are used to treat snow mold.
Winterize your lawn mower
If you didn’t winterize your lawn mower in the fall, it’s not too late. The blades on your lawn mower should be sharp to ensure that your grass is evenly cut, preventing diseases and improving the appearance of your lawn.
Keep Your Lawn Clean
You should remove any leaves that have accumulated in your yard in the fall, which can smother your lawn. Lawn diseases can also be caused by wet leaves. Remove debris from the lawn and store any furniture inside.
Spring can be a harmful time for grass in high traffic areas. Provide clear paths on sidewalks and driveways to prevent walking on grass covered with ice or snow.
Winter Lawn Care Watering
Do you water your lawn during the winter? There is a time when watering your lawn in the winter is essential. You should water your lawn deeply on a day that’s above 40°F if your area is experiencing a winter drought. This will prevent your lawn from drying out, especially in its first winter. Keep your lawn soil moist.
Plan for the Year Ahead
Winter may not require as much attention for lawns and trees. Though there may be less need, this is an ideal time to plan for lawn care throughout the year. It is also a good time to promote root growth in your trees and shrubs during the winter. Lawn Doctor’s experienced professionals can help you develop a winter lawn care strategy to keep your landscape healthy throughout the year. Get a FREE lawn evaluation from Lawn Doctor today.
Winter Yard Care Glossary
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Anti-desiccant – This type of foliage spray helps trees maintain moisture during cold weather.
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Lawn Aeration – The process of aerating your lawn involves removing plugs of soil to allow nutrients, oxygen, and water to reach the soil.
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Lawn Fertilization – Using fertilizers regularly and properly to promote plant and turf growth. The best way to prevent snow mold on your lawn is to fertilize it.
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Micro-nutrients – Plants need micro-nutrients to grow properly.
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Power Seeding – Power seeding involves turning up the soil to achieve proper seed-to-soil contact before applying seed to a yard. With Lawn Doctor’s exclusive Turf Tamer service equipment, power seeding is easy and effective.
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Pre-emergent weed control – Treatment to prevent future weed growth
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Reseeding – Thickening thin areas of your lawn with grass seed.
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Snow mold – A fungus-like disease that develops in wet, cold weather. Under winter snows, it can cause root rot.
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Soil enrichment – Adding organic nutrients and microbes to your soil to improve its quality and health.