The colder months can be hard on your lawn. The drastic shift in temperatures, precipitation, and the availability of the elements your lawn needs to thrive through the year can put your lawn at risk. To keep your lawn healthy through the winter and prime it and be ready for springtime growth, it’s crucial to take a few preventative steps at the end of the year. Most or all of these steps you can take on your own or you can turn them over to the spring lawn care trusted by homeowners in the Naperville, Batavia, Aurora, Lisle, Downers Grove, and St. Charles, IL areas.
How to Get a Head Start on Spring Lawn Care
There is a small list of steps involved in maintaining your lawn through the Winter and preparing your lawn for the spring. Here is a quick look at just a few of the steps you can take beginning in the Winter and during the early Spring months to keep your lawn as healthy as possible and ready to start growing in the Spring:
Clearing Debris. An extremely simple, yet often-overlooked way of keeping your lawn healthy through the Winter is by keeping it clear of any debris. Leaf litter, fallen branches, and underbrush can take a heavy toll on your lawn’s health by smothering your turf. Although the turf is dormant, not allowing sunlight and air to reach the blades allows the the turf to rot leading to disease and bare patches in the Spring. Regularly clearing debris out of your yard should be at the top of your DIY lawn maintenance list.
Prepare your Mower for Winter. Your lawn equipment also needs to be prepared for the Winter. At a minimum, the gas tanks need to be run dry or drained. The solvents in the gasoline will evaporate over time leaving a gummy plasticized material clogging your carburetor.
Prepare your Mower for Spring. Your lawn equipment also needs to be prepared for the Upcoming season. A number of steps need to be done including, sharpening or replacing the blade(s), changing the oil, replacing the spark plug, cleaning or replacing the air filter, clean the machine, check and grease all moving parts as needed, inspect all safety equipment for proper operation.
Aeration and Soil Enrichment. Your soil needs to stay healthy through seasonal transitions with nutrients and oxygen being important elements to feed the microbiology of the soil. Aeration and soil enrichment treatments will replenish your lawn’s oxygen and nutrient stores and boost the biological activity so that the turf and its root system has the flora its need to sustain your lawn through the season.
Fertilization & Weed Control. Early Spring fertilization will replenish your lawn’s nutrient stores and support new growth and green-up in the spring. Pre-emergent grassy weed control provides the best control against crab grass. If you plan on Spring seeding, however, be careful not to use the pre-emergent weed control in the area that you plan to seed or have seeded.
Our Convenient Spring Lawn Care for Naperville Homeowners
Preparing your lawn for springtime success doesn’t have to take over your schedule in the winter. When you work with our team at Lawn Doctor of Batavia-Aurora, we can administer our treatments whether you’re home or not and take care of your lawn care equipment, giving you more flexibility with your schedule.
To learn more about our Spring lawn care in Naperville, contact us today! We offer proven Spring lawn care solutions to our neighbors in Naperville, Batavia, Aurora, Lisle, Downers Grove, St. Charles, and the surrounding communities.
