Feeding Your Lawn
Western New York lawn care requires focused attention on the implementation of the proper fall fertilizing and winterizing techniques, because the cold and snowy winters can have adverse effects on your lawn if you have not made the proper preparations. Fall is also a great time to consider seeding a new lawn or over seeding your existing lawn.
As the scorching summer heat draws to an end, it's a great time to plan for fall lawn care. Your grass has been a real trooper, surviving wicked temperatures, a ceaseless parade of barbecues, rough play, and the other rites of summertime lawn brutality. Now, more than ever, it's time to administer first aid, fertilizer, and broadleaf weed killers.
It's a common misconception that once summer's over, your lawn won't need food for growth until spring. The truth is, if you feed your lawn before the chill of winter, you'll be surprised at the vibrant condition of your grass come next spring. Lawns experience significant underground root growth through the colder months. It may not look it, but your lawn is very busy below the surface. Consider fertilizers high in nitrogen and potassium for fall feeding. Many people split fall lawn feedings into two fertilizer sessions: one in early fall with a product such as Scotts Super Turf Builder plus Iron or Super Turf Builder plus 2 Weed Control, and the other just before the first cold snap with a product like Scotts Super Turf Builder with Winterguard or Scotts Step 4.
Seeding Your Lawn
If you’ve spent the summer lamenting your tattered yard or wishing that your patch of dirt were a blanket of soft blades, you can stop. It won’t get any better, at least not this year. But next spring could be a whole other story if you seed this fall—the perfect time to start a new lawn. In cold-weather climates, fall’s cooler temperatures prevent the seeds from drying out, but there’s still enough sun and rain to help them germinate before going into hibernation for the winter, without the competition of crabgrass and other weeds that die off this time of year. And the best part is that the whole process is a cinch. Adams proudly carries the Scotts Turf Builder line of Grass Seed and Starter Fertilizer to help establish your new lawn.
