Keeping your lawn alive and kicking through seasonal transitions can require a dedicated effort and an intricate treatment strategy. The transition from winter to spring can be one of the hardest on Montana area lawns due to the drastic climate shift, where several of the elements lawns need to stay healthy are in short supply. At Lawn Doctor of Missoula, we implement a complete range of advanced spring lawn care treatments to make sure lawns have exactly what they need to thrive once warm weather returns.
Getting a Head Start on Spring Lawn Care in Missoula
There are several precautionary measures you can take in the winter to give your lawn a head start on looking its best in the spring. Here is a closer look at just a few of the maintenance tasks you can take on before winter is in full swing to give your lawn what it needs to look great once the temperatures start to rise:
Fertilization & Aeration
Your lawn needs several different elements to stay healthy throughout the year. Oxygen and nutrients are among the most important of these elements, and they can be hard to come by once the snow starts to fall. Effective fertilization and aeration treatments will make sure your lawn has ample nutrients and enough oxygen to sustain itself until spring returns.
General Lawn Cleanliness
One of the most simple, yet most often-overlooked ways of keeping your lawn healthy through the seasons is keeping it tidy. Underbrush, stray branches, and leaf litter can not only provide shelter and breeding grounds for pests, but can also cover areas that need essential moisture and sunlight to stay healthy. Keeping your lawn free of clutter during the winter goes a long way towards helping it look its best in the spring.
Preventative Weed Control
Although a fresh crop of weeds classically pops up every spring, there are many species of weeds that can germinate in late fall and survive in a dormant state through the winter, only to pop up and spread when spring arrives. By addressing these weeds as they germinate, you can drastically reduce the number of weeds you’ll have to deal with once spring rolls back around.
To learn more about our approach to spring lawn care in Missoula, contact Lawn Doctor of Missoula today!
