HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-10-16, Page 13(MS) -- The leaves are falling, it is
football season and the air is turning
crisp.
But that’s no excuse to ignore your
lawn. Now is the time to get rid of
weeds and bugs, nourish the grass
for winter and plan for a beautiful
spring.
“Fall is the perfect season for
fixing up your lawn,” says Rob
Rogan, turf expert.
“Many lawns have damage from
the hot summer months, and you
need to take steps to repair this
summer damage and nourish the
grass and root system for a long,
cold winter.”
Rogan recommends five simple
tasks to protect the lawn all winter
long and create gorgeous, green
grass when the weather warms up
again.
* Let the leaves be your guide.
When the leaves start to turn, it’s
time to fix up the lawn. Don’t wait to
plan for the lawn’s winter care until
the first frost hits or the temperature
drops below 7°C.
It will be too late to tackle bugs
and weeds, and the problems can
literally multiply for the coming
spring.
* Give the lawn a winter coat.
Apply a phosphorus-free winterizer
lawn fertilizer. Winterizing the yardwill strengthen the root system and
give the lawn the vital nutrients it
needs to rejuvenate from the summer
and to survive the winter months.
* Eliminate weeds before winter.
Weeds not only germinate in the fall,
but they also can leave behind seeds
that will germinate in the spring.
Applying a weed control in the fall
will kill weeds in the lawn and
reduce the number that pop up in the
spring.
* Ban the bugs. Fall weather
conditions are ideal for insect
survival. Once the temperatures get
really cold, many of those insects
will search for shelter in your home.
Applying an insect control will keep
your yard safe in the fall and your
home protected in the winter.
* Re-seed for a lush lawn. Fall is
great time to patch up those bare
spots or overseed the lawn.
Use quality, weed-free grass seed
to sow the lawn or fill in bare spots
to avoid planting weeds from the
start, since some grass seeds
inadvertently have weeds already in
the mix.
With these five simple steps,
homeowners can fix up their lawns
this fall and be back enjoying the
football game in record time.
And when spring arrives, they’ll
have lawns worthy of a college bowl
game.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008. PAGE 13. Fix-ups for gorgeous green grass this spring
Feeding time
Take time this fall to nourish, repair and protect your lawn
so it will survive the long winter months. (MS photo)
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