With the winter season nearly here, you’re likely focused on family and celebrating the season. However, there are some steps to take in your lawn before snow, cold, and ice arrive. If you’d like help with them, turn to Lawn Doctor of Cherry Hill West & South. We offer lawn maintenance tips and advice, along with treatments customized around your yard and growing conditions in the area. Together, we can get your grass on track to survive winter without damage and thrive next spring.
Lawn Maintenance Steps to Help You Winterize Your Turf
Before your lawn goes dormant, it needs to be put to bed. Doing so helps to increase tolerance for cold and other stressors, while paving the way for more natural beauty in the spring. To get there, make sure you:
Keep your lawn clean. This is the time of year in the Cherry Hill area when leaves are falling and branches are blowing into your lawn. Both can create a wet, matted layer that invites diseases and pests to get established and blocks sunlight. Avoid this by raking up and clearing off your lawn.
Lower your blade height. If you have yet to make the final cut of the season, do so with a lower blade height than you’d normally use. Aim to cut your lawn to about 2 to 2½ inches in height. This length is long enough so grass doesn’t get stressed, yet short enough to minimize the chance of a snow mold infection.
Take care of weeds. If you have established weeds still growing in your yard, now’s a good time to pull them out. Also consider applying a pre-emergent product that will interrupt the germination process of seeds in the soil. This leads to far fewer weeds in spring.
Serving Cherry Hill with Lawn Maintenance Tips & Treatments
For more maintenance tips and customized treatments, turn to Lawn Doctor of Cherry Hill West & South. We will evaluate your yard, identify problems, tailor a treatment plan and offer additional advice on caring for your lawn. We’ll work with you to help your lawn withstand cold weather better and come roaring back to life in spring.
If you’re ready to learn more, Lawn Doctor of Cherry Hill West & South provides customized treatments and maintenance tips in:
- Cherry Hill
- Haddonfield
- Haddon Heights
- Merchantville
- Pennsauken
- Bellmawr
- And throughout the surrounding areas
Get your yard in great shape for winter with lawn maintenance from Cherry Hill, NJ’s experts. Contact us to learn more!
