As we get closer and closer to the winter season, we need to prepare our lawn for hibernation mode and get it ready for the spring. If you don’t know where to start, here are a few points to help you out.
In order to get them off to a good start next spring, move your most sensitive potted plants indoors or to a warm environment. Otherwise you may find that they failed to survive the harsh cold and you’ll have to reinvest for an entire new set of plants.
Look for your damaged or broken tree branches and trim them. Also trim the ones that are too close to the home. Failure to do so has the possibility of them coming down at the most inopportune time during a winter storm, possibly doing extensive damage to your car or home.
Inspect your lawn for bare spots and plant grass seeds in the area. Planting them now gives them time to develop strong roots before the weather gets too cold. In the spring, after a few months of hibernation, they’ll be fully acclimated to your garden and can start to grow right away. They will also have strong roots and be ready to survive attacks from weeds and insects as the spring season begins. For a quick start you can use zoysia grass plugs for your garden or quality Scotts grass seed.
Do your last weeding for the year. The last thing you want do do is to let your weeds lay dormant in your garden over the winter months. If you make this mistake, you’ll be giving them an unnecessary head start over your other garden plants come springtime. Weeds have a good enough advantage as it is. No need to give them more.
Lastly, either cover the furniture in your garden area or place it in your garage or other storage area for the winter. Snow and cold have a bad habit of rusting garden furniture.
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