Fall lawn care: want a greener and healthier lawn next spring? A lawn care expert offers tips on what you need to do right now to get your grass in shape

摘要

The days are getting cooler, the nights are getting longer, and another summer is almost history. But don't store the mower and water sprinkler in the shed just yet. While your lawn is preparing now for a winter sleep, the care you give it before and during its dormancy will pay dividends when it reawakens in spring. Fall lawn care will vary somewhat depending on where you live and what type of grass you have. There are two types of turfgrass, categorized by the climate in which they actively grow:Cool-season and warm-season. The cool-season grasses, such as Kentucky bluegrass, rescue, and bentgrass, are greenest in the cooler weather of spring and fall. These grasses usually sulk in the heat of summer, the time of the year when the warm-season species such as Bermudagrass, St. Augustine, and zoysia hit their stride. But conversely, the warm-season grasses turn completely brown when the temperature begins to drop. Warm-season lawns, because of their earlier onset of dormancy, don't need a lot ofautumn care. But no matter where you live and what type of grass you have, the grass is alive even when the top growth is dormant, so maintenance doesn't end when the grass stops growing.