Fall is in the air, which means your lawn and other landscaping will soon
take a well-deserved rest for a few months until spring rolls around. However,
that doesn’t mean you should put off your landscaping needs until March. Here
are some things you should be getting accomplished over the next few months:
Aeration
Do you see rain pooling on your lawn? Then it’s time to
aerate your lawn. Aeration will allow water and nutrients to again reach the
roots. You can use either a garden fork or a walk-behind aerator to accomplish
the job.
Fertilizing
You should have cut back on the fertilizer in later
summer, but now is a good time to give your landscaping another mix.
Fertilizing in the fall will help encourage root growth, so you have a green
lawn earlier in the spring.
One more mow
Fall can be a happy or sad time for you, depending on how
you feel about mowing. If you like mowing, sorry, but you should only do one
more mow until spring rolls around. If you don’t care for mowing, then
congratulations, you’re done until spring! One more mow will give your lawn the
shorter grass it needs to avoid disease.
Rake/blow leaves
Sunlight won’t be able to get to soil that is covered by
leaves. You’ll want to make sure to rake or blow away the leaves so your lawn
gets all the sunlight it can before winter comes about. You can either discard
of these leaves or collect them to use as compost next year.
Plant shrubs
Give your shrubs a head start and plant shrubs as soon as
possible. This way, you’ll allow them an earlier start in establishing roots in
cool, moist soil.
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