![]() ![]() Should you catch, rake or leave your grass clippings when mowing your lawn? Questions? Just check with one of our sales associates at your local store to find the right products for your project.To catch or not to catch? Grass clippings that is. Your lawn is now ready for winter! When the snow melts in the spring, you’ll have a happy, healthy, lush, thick lawn to enjoy all season. Six to eight weeks after your initial fertilizer application, do it again! Remember, do not over apply, and keep your fertilizer evenly distributed to prevent burning. ![]() Mow your lawn 1/2″-1″ shorter than you do in the summer. Husqvarna makes a combo mower (available through our Whitefish location and Polson Outdoor Equipment) that will bag or mulch your clippings, depending on your needs. Collect your grass clippings unless you are using a mulching mower: mulch will provide more of the much needed nutrients to help your grass survive the winter, but clippings can clump up and provide a home for bacteria. In the fall, keep your lawn mowed about ½-1” shorter than you do during the rest of the year. A light misting of water a few times a day should be enough to keep your soil at the right moisture level to allow the fertilizer to reach the roots of your grass and help your new seeds to grow. Water just enough to keep your lawn moist. This can help to fill in thin patches in the fall, and provide young plants for lush spring growth. Use your spreader to reseed with a quality cool weather grass seed mix. Rake your yard thoroughly to remove leaves, soil clumps from aerating, and other large piles of debris. In fact, a thick covering of leaves can suffocate your lawn and harbor bacteria and other grass-killing diseases. It’s a myth that leaving dead leaves on your lawn will insulate the grass from snow damage. Don’t believe the myth! Leaves and other debris can suffocate your lawn over a long winter. Aerating does leave little lumps of soil in your lawn, so be sure to rake those up when you’re done. Manual aerators are available, and most equipment rental agencies will have machine aerators for you to use. AerateĪerating provides air to the roots of your grass, allowing for strong growth in the spring while also providing space for more grass seeds to germinate. If your lawn has warm season grasses like buffalo grass, do not use a fall fertilizer after the 1 st of September: fertilizing will encourage late growth, and actually harm your lawn! 2. * Remember, these tips apply only to cool season grasses such as bluegrass, ryegrass, and fescue. ![]() Uneven distribution or over-application will burn your grass and create dead spots in your lawn. Scotts offers a handheld spreader, though their walk-behind spreader will make it easier to keep an even distribution of fertilizer. Spread your fertilizer lightly and evenly using a broadcast spreader. A walk-behind broadcast spreader will help you distribute your fertilizer evenly. Scotts WinterGuard provides just the right balance of nutrients to prepare your cool season grasses for winter. On the other hand, nitrogen promotes growth, so it’s best to use the lowest number you can find. ![]() Potassium strengthens the roots and leaves of your grass, and allows your lawn to absorb more nutrients. The best fertilizer for wintering will contain less nitrogen (N) and more potassium (K). Fertilizing your grass in the fall helps store even more nutrients for a healthy spring lawn. The nutrient reserves in the roots fuel spring growth and help your lawn grow back thicker and stronger. Fertilize Scotts WinterGuard provides an appropriate level of nutrients to help your lawn prepare for spring.Īs days grow shorter and the temperature falls, your lawn starts to prepare itself for winter by slowing growth and transferring nutrients and sugars to the roots instead of to the leaves. Preparing your lawn for winter takes just a few easy steps. Now is the time to get your lawn ready to weather the winter – and prepare it to grow back strong and thick in the spring. The weather is getting cooler out there, the air is crisp, and the leaves are starting to turn. Winterizing your lawn takes just a few easy steps. ![]()
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