The post below is sponsored by Lush Lawn. Opinions expressed are my own.
There’s one thing these cooler temps mean: Time to wind down for the winter by pulling out the dead stuff and raking leaves off the lawn! Since taking care of the health of our lawn is not my favorite task, I am happy to have Lush Lawn help us out by prepping our lawn for cooler temps and nicer grass heading into 2015.
And let’s not even talk about the creepy crawly things starting to find their way indoors…ICK. Definitely not my favorite part of fall either. Thankfully, Lush Lawn can spray for those, too!
I received these tips from Lush Lawn to serve as a great reminder of what we all should be proactively be doing in the fall:
1. FERTILIZE. Fertilizing in fall is great for the grass because the lower temperatures and increased rain cause the grass to thrive, and with that, the grass uses up a lot of nutrients, so replenishing those nutrients through fertilization is very important.
2. SEEDINGS. Doing seedings this time of year are great because of the weather conditions, too. Sometimes young grass is killed by intense summer heat when planted in the spring because it hasn’t had enough time to develop. If you seed in fall, you have fall and spring for the grass to grow and develop before summertime, so it tends to be stronger and more resilient.
3. SPRAY FOR BUGS. Right now is one of the most important times to spray for insects around your home and for bug proofing your home. As the temperatures dip, a lot of bugs will seek refuge in your home because it is much warmer than outside. This time of year in Michigan brings spiders indoors. Getting a good perimeter pest spray around the home will stop this problem.
4. CUT GRASS APPROPRIATELY. The last time you cut your grass in preparation for winter, it should be cut at 2 inches and not higher. Most the year, 3 to 4 inches length is great, but going into the dormant season, you want the grass to be cut shorter in order to reduce winter snow mold and other diseases that develop easier in long matted down grasses over the winter.
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How are your prepping your lawn for fall?
I like what you mentioned about spraying for bugs. That is not something that I do every year. We are really good at spraying our lawn and keeping it nice and green but, bugs in the house and the lawn were not something that was on my mind. This is something I can look more into. Thanks for sharing.
I didn’t realize that you need to cut your grass so short the last time you cut it before winter. It’s really interesting that leaving it longer during the winter increases its chance of disease or mold. This is going to be my first year in my own home, so I’ll have to be sure to remember to cut the lawn short just before winter!
Wow, these are really awesome tips for maintaining a lawn during fall season! I think, for me, the most important steps are number one and three. I don’t want all of my grass to be dead at the beginning of spring because it didn’t get enough nutrients. I also absolutely hate bugs in my house when winter roles around. I may follow your advice and have a pest spray around my house. Thank you for sharing!
I’m glad you suggested lawn fertilization for even the fall season. I would have thought it unnecessary to do so with all the rain. You made an excellent point, though, that more rain means more grass, and more grass means the need to make up for resultant nutrition deficiencies in the lawn’s soil.
Thank you author for sharing this amazing tips “FALL LAWN CARE TIPS WITH LUSH LAWN” and also thanks to Lush Lawn. I am a big fun of artificial lawn but I also can not avoid the natural lawn environmental support issues.
Wow! I never knew that grass should only be cut at 2 inches in preparation for winter. This is definitely something I’m going to look out for later this year Thanks for sharing.