Fall Checklist to Prepare your Lawn for Winter
- OUR LATE FALL APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER.
- DEEP-ROOT FEEDING OF TREES & SHRUBS.
- CORE-AERATION FOR YOUR LAWN.
- CONSIDER OVER-SEEDING IMPROVED VARIETIES GRASS WITH CORE AERATION DONE.
- PERIMETER PEST CONTROL FOR YOUR HOME.
HOME WORK TO CONSIDER:
- STARTING MID-OCTOBER, BEGIN WATERING TREES AND SHRUBS DEEPLY ONCE EVERY 7 TO 10 DAYS TO BUILD UP SOIL MOISTURE UNDER PLANTS TO REDUCE POTENTIAL FOR "WINTER BURN".
- REDUCE WATERING WITH IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT AS FALL RAINS INCREASE. WINTERIZE YOUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH.
- PLAN ON ONE LAST MOWING RIGHT AROUND THANKSGIVING. SHARPEN MOWER BLADE BEFORE STORING AND BE SURE TO TREAT GAS IN TANK WITH PRESERVATIVE.
- TRIM ORNAMENTAL GRASSES BACK AND COVER WITH MULCH OF LEAVES AND GRASS FROM TRIMMINGS. TRIM LIMBS AWAY FROM ROOF AND SIDES OF HOME.
- MARK DRIVE, WALKS AND OTHER OBSTACLES FOR SNOW PLOWING.
- RE-ESTABLISH BED EDGES. ALSO, FLUFF AND RENEW MULCH BEDS. PLANT SPRING BULBS BEFORE THANKSGIVING
- REMOVE LARGE DEPOSITS OF LEAVES TO PREVENT THINNING OF LAWN. STORE LEAVES OFF LAWN IN BEDS UNDER TREES AND SHRUBS,OR STORE LEAF LITTER ON GARDEN AREA AND TURN GARDEN SOIL TO HOLD LEAF LITTER IN PLACE. LIGHT LEAF COVER CAN BE MULCHED INTO LAWN WITH MOWER.
- CHECK AND CAULK WINDOWS AND DOORS.
- PICK UP HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS AND PREPARE TO HANG CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. (HOOKS, TIES AND ELECTRIC)
- CHECK BIRD FEEDING STATIONS. CONSIDER A BIRD BATH HEATER FOR WINTER WATER SOURCE.
- CHECK GUTTERS, DOWNSPOUTS AND SPLASH BLOCKS. PICK UP, DRAIN AND STORE HOSES.