Autumn is a beautiful season in Cary. While you want to spend time enjoying it, you also need to invest some extra effort into your lawn. Thanks to the heat of a North Carolina summer combined with the cold temperatures coming up ahead, your grass could use some additional TLC. Not sure what to give it? Lawn Doctor of Cary-Apex has the answers. As fall lawn care specialists serving the Cary, NC area, we know that some critical steps to take now include:
Watering and mowing. You might not be performing these chores as much as you do during summer. However, they’re still a must throughout fall. So make sure you’re watering if local rainfall isn’t reaching at least one inch every week. Likewise, keep on cutting until dormancy hits, ensuring plenty of sunlight can get absorbed.
Raking up fallen leaves. Cleaning up leaves can be frustrating, but it’s another essential lawn care task during fall in the Cary area. When they sit on your grass, they stop sunlight from getting in, while trapping moisture. This invites fungal infections and pest infestations.
Aerating and seeding. If your lawn is looking lackluster this fall, breathe new life into it by aerating. This loosens compacted soil, so more fertilizer, oxygen, and water can get to roots. Soon after, distribute fresh seed in areas that were damaged by summer heat and aren’t growing back. This will protect them from weeds, diseases, and other issues getting established.
Feeding and applying weed control. Make sure your grass has all the nutrients it needs to rebuild after summer stress, store up reserves for winter, and make a bold comeback in spring. In addition, apply a pre-emergent weed control product to suppress the growth of weed seedlings developing underground. You won’t see as many in the seasons ahead, meaning there’s less competition for resources, too.
Let Cary’s Fall Lawn Care Team Help
If you’d like to invest in professional help this fall, call in the lawn care experts at Lawn Doctor of Cary-Apex. While you continue with cutting, mowing and watering, we can tackle the other key treatments your lawn needs in the weeks and months ahead. Next spring, it will make a bold and beautiful comeback as a result.
Get started today by calling Lawn Doctor of Cary-Apex at (919) 362-1808 for a free consultation. We offer fall lawn care in the Cary, Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, Durham, Apex, Pittsboro, and Sanford, NC areas.
