Preparing Your Lawn For Winter
November 20, 2009 – 12:42 pmBy Denise ZocchiA few small tasks that can help keep your landscape healthy through the dormant season.Although there are some of us who deal with the hassles of lawn care with a 1-800-Landscape number, there are do-it-yourselfers out there. And for them, the hopes that the winter damage won’t be “that bad” can be a few steps closer with a little preparation.Mow your grass one last time before the snowfall comes in. Keeping it short avoids moisture from being trapped and eventually forming infecting conditions that will kill the seeds.This is also a good time to re-seed and fertilize the lawn. Doing so before the hard weather hits gives it an immunity boost, kind of like taking vitamins before flu season.If it happens to be one of those winters that does not provide us with any snowfall or a satisfying amount of rainfall, be sure to sprinkle ...
