7 Fall Lawn Care Tips To Prepare Your Florida Lawn For Winter

Why You Should Prepare Your Lawn For Winter In Florida

Even though it feels like Florida is hot year-round when it comes to your lawn care there are areas to focus on when seasons change.

Since you want your lawn to look amazing even through the winter months, you need to know some basic lawn care tips that you can use in late fall to set your lawn up for success next spring.

Everything you do right now will protect the root system of your lawn from the harsh temperatures that Florida winters bring, so you can enjoy a healthy and beautiful lawn next year.

You want your lawn to look vibrant throughout the year, so it’s important to understand when and how to shift how you care for your lawn with a late fall maintenance strategy. Since your lawn is a living organism, you need to implement different types of lawn care tips at the ideal time throughout the year.

If you’re not sure where to start, don’t worry, we’re here to help!

We want your lawn to be pleasing to the eye and healthy no matter the season. Because every lawn is unique it’s important to hire a professional who will determine when and what your needs are.

Prepare Your Lawn For Winter In Late Fall

Florida is known for hot weather, but any Floridian will tell you that winter can bring some cold weather, too! The best time of year to prepare your lawn for the cold weather is a good month before the turn of cold weather in your area.

When getting ready for winter try to schedule your service early fall if possible or at the latest mid-fall.

This way there is time to assess your property and prevent any issues to the root system or grass blades, especially coming out of the rainy months.

7 Lawn Care Tips To Follow For A Healthy Lawn This Winter

Turfgrass needs nutrition, water, and lots of sunlight throughout the year. Cold weather can turn grass brown if too much frost accumulates on it throughout Winter. There are also a host of other issues to consider as you prepare your lawn for Winter, including:

1. Fertilize At The Right Time Based On Your Location

Many DIY homeowners approach fall lawn care the wrong way, because there is a misconception to only focus on fertilizing.

While lawn fertilization is helpful in preventing overgrown weeds, fungus, and even pests, you need to apply the right type of lawn fertilizer at the right time to get proper weed control and facilitate the growing season in the Spring.

Fertilizing too late in the year can cause your grass to grow through colder weather, and this can wreak havoc on cold-sensitive grasses that require dormancy during these cooler months.

2. Keep A Close Eye On Watering

Your lawn still needs water throughout the Fall and Winter months, but it doesn’t need as much compared to summer months so be sure not to overwater. Be sure to adjust your irrigation system as needed, and many homeowners find it useful to use a manual sprinkler system throughout Winter to prevent overwatering.

3. Pull Weeds From Your Yard

Weeds use up the water, nutrients, and sunlight that would otherwise go to the turfgrass. Try to pull weeds before they get too big to avoid them from suffocating or starving your beautiful lawn.

Most types of grass grow slower during the winter, and this means weeds can easily take over your lawn if you’re not careful. It’s always a good idea to knock out as many weeds like dandelions before they choke the grass roots.

4. Watch Out For Undesirable Pests

Not all bugs cause harm to lawns, but pests like grub worms, cinch bugs, sod webworms, mole crickets, and other pests common in Central Florida lawns can make it difficult to have a beautiful lawn. Pests can cause all sorts of issues like bare spots and brown patches.

5. Don’t Wait To Rake Leaves

Unraked leaves can be a breeding ground for fungi, diseases, and can suffocate your grass. Lawn aeration is vital to have a healthy lawn because it allows oxygen, water, and other nutrients to permeate the soil to the grass roots which helps your lawn grow thick and strong.

6. Remove Thatch

Removing thatch is different from raking leaves and requires a thatch rake. Dethatching sounds simple, but if the right technique is not used it can have a damaging effect. Contact us to learn how we can help you remove thatch from your yard.

7. Overseed Your Lawn

Do you want a green lawn throughout the winter? If so, get rid of those brown patches with an easy and effective practice called overseeding. It involves seeding temporary cool season grass over permanent warm ones during late fall or early spring when they go dormant for their annual rest (in some parts).

Overseeding should typically take place when daytime temperatures consistently hit low to mid 70s. By doing this simple trick, you will insulate warm-season grasses with cool-season grasses, and once spring rolls around the cool-season grasses will die off to improve the health of your lawn next year.

Some people use this technique as an opportunity to renovate their yard while other make it part way through planting season before switching gears entirely!

How LawnWorx Can Keep Your Lawn Healthy This Winter

We understand keeping your lawn maintained can be time-consuming and even confusing.

We’ve found in many instances homeowners may think there’s a pest issue, but really it’s something that can be resolved by a little lawn TLC. We’re here to help and our process is straightforward and affordable.

• Lawn Inspection: A lawn care professional will perform a full analysis of your specific lawn needs.
• Lawn Care Treatment: After the inspection, we will create an all-inclusive lawn care service plan just for your unique home. This plan will include if Pest Control Service is needed.
• Ongoing Lawn Service: For optimal lawn care, our lawn technicians will analyze property every 6-8 weeks. With each visit, you will be provided with a full summary of all services provided.

Talk to our team of expert lawn care professions today to see how we can help with all of these lawn care tips.

We can keep your lawn healthy and beautiful throughout the year with professional aerating, fertilizing, and herbicide application to keep your lawn looking great throughout the year!