How to Prep Your Lawn for Winter

As the cooler weather rolls in, you want to make sure that your outside space is prepped and ready to go. That means your garden tools need to be cleaned and put away. You should run the pipes and the faucets in the backyard to clear them before they freeze, and you should ensure that your lawn is prepped and ready for winter.

A better lawn with less work in the springtime should be done as early as possible. In order to have that healthier lawn next spring when things start to grow, there are some things that you can do before the grass goes dormant for the winter season. Experts like John Tuohy can be booked to come and do your lawn for you, but you still need to know how to do it yourself. If you spent the summer neglecting the grass, then making sure that you get your lawn mowed and prepped before it turns too cold is going to make your job a lot easier next spring. Let’s take a look at how you can prep your lawn for the winter months.

1. Fertilize your lawn properly. It’s important to use a fertilised spreader to ensure even distribution across your lawn. Fertilizer spreader can help it go to sleep for months with proper food. You want to make sure that you apply 2 feedings of fertilizer on your lawn before and during the winter to help strengthen the grass and repair the roots before it gets damaged by the summer heat. While you’re here, start looking at pulling any weeds that you see around the edge of your lawn so that that doesn’t encroach on your grass ability to grow.
2. Repair it. Any bare spots in your yard can come up for a range of reasons, but with the right seed you can fix it up. There’s maybe some areas of grass that are torn up and just before the real cold sits in you have time to fix those spots up. It’s the perfect time now to reseed any bare spots or air rates since the lawns will receive less activity as the weather starts to cool down.
3. Keep mowing. Even during the winter months, you need to keep mowing your grass. Making some alterations to how you mow is important, so take a look at ensuring that you reduce the risk of disease and you keep your grass to about two, 2 1/2 inches. Gradually programming your robot lawn mower to cut shorter as it gets close to winter is important. Don’t go too short though, you don’t want to leave big patches of soil everywhere. 
4. Make sure the grass can breathe. Raking the leaves off the grass doesn’t always have to be done, but if the leaves get too soggy, it can technically suffocate the grass underneath. It also is when the leaves on the trees begin to turn those shades of orange, yellow, and red. And when that foliage ends up on the ground, it can suffocate the grass and prevent it from growing. Raking the leaves up and getting rid of them is a way to make sure that that doesn’t happen to your grass.