How To Get Your Lawn Ready For Fall In Montana

Over the years, I'm sure many of you have developed tips and tricks for maintaining a healthy lawn during the fall and winter months.

One of my favorites is ensuring the lawn is aerated and can breathe throughout the winter.

I've tried aeration in both the spring and the fall, and for some reason, it seems like it is more effective and has greater benefits if it's done during the fall.

A little overseeding never hurts anything either and helps with spring growth.

But one thing is sure: if you put in a little work this fall, you will be greatly rewarded with a green luscious lawn next spring.

Check out these tips and tricks to ensure your lawn is the nicest in the neighborhood.

How To Get Your Lawn Ready For Fall

You keep up with it all summer long; the watering, the seeding, fertilizing, mowing, raking - it seems like a never ending chore that's thankless at its core. Maybe that's why at the first sign of colored leaves on the trees and falling temperatures, many quickly give up the task of lawn care.

And who could blame those who abandon lawn care right after Labor Day and the start of school; cutting the grass isn't really fun to begin with and those extra steps needed to ensure a green and lush lawn (fertilizer, thatching) are just more work than many care to put in.

But totally ignoring your lawn during the fall isn't the best choice of action - especially if you want a nice looking one come spring.

Thankfully, fall lawn care isn't all that much different from what you've been doing all summer long. Here are some good tips to get your lawn ready for to hibernate during winter and press back into shape once springtime rolls around.

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All right, now that you've learned how to be an expert in lawn maintenance get out there and make the most of it.

After all, there's nothing more rewarding than having the best lawn on the block.

If you want to conquer this next spring, get an early start.

The key is getting out the lawnmower as soon as that grass dries out.

Also, a good power rake in the spring helps remove all the dead grass and allows the new grass to grow more rapidly.

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