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Winter Lawn Care

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In the cold weather you need to ensure that there is no young leaf growth on your grass as this will make it more susceptible to pests and diseases. To do this over time, decrease the height of the cutting blade of your lawn mower until you are almost grazing the lawn. Undertake this in stages over several weeks as you do not want to suddenly take off all the tissue or cause more damage to the turf. You don’t want to leave the grass above two inches during the cold weather.

Apply fertiliser to your grass at the end of autumn. Although it won’t be used by the lawn over the winter it will be saved in the roots and will be instantly available for use by the grass in the Spring when new growth starts. If you have brown areas reseed them at this time. The seeds will germinate in the cooler weather.

Remove any debris from the lawn before the severest weather. This includes branches, logs, equipment, pots etc. If not removed when it snows these will cover the grass beneath the covering of snow and may cause damage which may make the grass vulnerable to disease. During the cold season, although the grass grows very slowly weeds will grow faster so you must weekly take out weeds to keep them from damaging the turf.

Also you need to water the lawn throughout the cold weather, although less often than you would in the Summer. For most grass species watering once a week should be sufficient. Some grasses, e.g. rye grass, Kentucky Bluegrass and tall Fescue grow quickly in the cold season and will benefit from fertilising and watering at this time.

Should you use a watering system drain out all the water to prevent harm during a frost. You don’t want to use it the following Spring only to find leaking pipes.

With some care your lawn will get through the cold weather in good shape and be green and healthy when it starts to grow again in the Spring.  Winter lawn care is not difficult if you follow our guidelines. You’ll find more information on lawn care and lawn mowers at lawn mower reviews.

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