While you may be closing your windows and turning up the heat this winter season, the window of opportunity for a better Lebanon IL Belleville lawn in the spring is closing as well.
If you haven’t already taken advantage of these few simple treatments that make a large difference in your turf’s spring green up, there may still be time. Depending on your geographic location, chances are the ground hasn’t frozen and you still have time for a very late fall feeding.
Many different fall fertilizers offer the nutrients your turf needs to sustain itself throughout the winter and achieve a fuller, greener look next season. Specifically choose a “winter” fertilizer as they typically have a higher concentration of phosphorus and potassium that will better develop and strengthen your turf’s root system. In doing so you will allow it to maximize absorption and how efficiently your Lebanon IL Belleville lawn uses nutrients, making it more resilient in dry conditions or times of drought.
Not sure which winter fertilizer to select for your Lebanon IL Belleville lawn? A soil test around the end of the season is a great way to find out as well as get a measurement of your Lebanon IL Belleville lawn’s progress. A soil analysis will give you a full reading of your Lebanon IL Belleville lawn’s pH levels and point you in the right direction for next season.
Don’t forget your ornamentals! A dormant oil treatment is an effective way to get a better foliage bloom in the spring for your ornamental trees and shrubs. Dormant oils combat against many harmful insects like scale and mites that rob nutrients your Lebanon IL Belleville lawn and ornamentals. They also burrow into your ornamentals leaving nasty scars and marks to survive the winter.
Check back next week to find out how to best prepare your ornamental trees and shrubs for colder temperatures.
