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Seasonal Tips
Spring
- Spread granular, slow-acting fertilizer- to
lawn, bed and garden areas. (This is optional if you fertilized in the fall or winter)
- Aerate
the lawn to treat compacted soil
- Mulch with organic matter, if necessary
- Sharpen your mower blades at the start of the season
Summer
- Learn the signs of bug infestation, and head them off before they get settled in
- Water your lawn weekly if rain is scarce or your soil is poor. Otherwise, water only when
rainfall is delayed more than 10 days
- Treat weeds and bare spots as soon as you
see them
- Sharpen your mower blade again halfway through the season
Autumn
- Water trees and shrubs thoroughly and mulch before
the first frost
- Use the mulching blade on your lawn mower to incorporate organic
matter (chop up leaves) into your lawn
- Fertilize your lawn around Thanksgiving to
promote strong root growth during winter
- Cut your grass at a height of 2”
prior to winter to prevent winter fungal diseases
Winter
- Put burlap windscreens around less hardy plants if they’re in exposed areas
- Use a broom to brush snow away from evergreen trees gently, to keep the weight from breaking the limbs
- If ice or snow does break tree limbs, have the limbs removed as soon as weather permits – damaged trees are
prone to disease
- Putting markers at the edge of your lawn will help you avoid damaging
it when you’re shoveling snow
- Avoid walking on frosted or snow-covered lawns
- Use only non-salt de-icers for sidewalks and driveways, so the runoff doesn’t
harm plants
- Salt will damage grass, perennials, and shrubs, and will keep the plants
from absorbing much-needed water
- Check any perennial plants during periods of thawing
soil to see if roots popping out of the ground. If they have, gently push them back into place, and add mulch
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