A Few Things Worth Knowing With Regard To Proper Fall Lawn Care
America is certainly blessed with plenty of wide lawns which are well loved by all Americans, which however require taking good care of, especially in the fall months when the winter season is just around the corner. Of course, good fall lawn care also requires dealing differently with different types of turf which are generally of two kinds - cool season and warm season. What's more, cool season turf requires more maintenance especially during fall and winter months, while warm season grass only requires being prepped up till the next spring season begins.
Among the many cool season grasses you will find different varieties including ryegrasses as too fescues and even bluegrass and finally bentgrasses. On the other hand, the more common types of warm season grasses are St. Augustinegrass and Zoysiagrass as well as Bermudagrass and even Buffalograss. Now that you know about some common varieties of the two main categories of grass, you are ready to learn about the main points regarding proper fall lawn care.
To begin with, fall lawn care requires testing the soil, applying herbicides for weed control, watering, fertilizing, mowing, deciding between seed or sod, removing leaves and also thatch and finally, maintaining lawn care equipment.
Do A Soil Test
First off, for proper fall lawn care, you need to do a soil test and find out the level of nutrients, pH as well as different factors that can affect how well your grass grows. Then, you need to ensure that you have weeded out all of the broadleaf weeds that usually appear during the fall season, and among these unwanted weeds you can add weeds such as plantain, dandelions and also clover and even creeping Charlie that are other common perennial weeds to be on the lookout for.
Though, temperatures during the fall months are not quite as hot as in the summer, you still need to pay attention to providing adequate amounts of water to your lawn, and this is something that most people tend to overlook in fall lawn care, being under the mistaken notion that cool fall and also winter weather does not require much watering of your lawn.
Fall lawn care also requires to properly applying fertilizers, especially during late October and early November which will help provide proper nutrients to the lawn. In addition, don't forget that mowing your lawn is also recommended throughout the fall months, till such time as the grass stops to grow. Also, fall is the right time for you to decide between seeding and sodding, and sodding should be completed well before the actual cold sets in.
The fall months are also that time of the year when the leaves begin to fall in good numbers, and so fall lawn care requires that you remove these fallen leaves before they form a thick layer that will only end up smothering the grass and that is something that is not at all recommended.
Finally, don't forget to take proper care of your lawn care equipment, which is more necessary during the fall months than at any other time of the year. You can use this time of the year to change the oil in your mower and drain out the gas from the mower or even add gas stabilizer, though this last mentioned act should only be done after consulting a manual since you don't want to void the warranty on your mower.
