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Lawn Treatment Bergen County
Fall lawn care, including winterizing your lawn, sets the stage for how your lawn will weather winter damage.
Test Your Soil
Samples should be gathered from two to three inches below the surface of the soil. Use a trowel or a spoon to collect the sample. Don't touch it with your hands as residue from your body, particularly if you smoke, could alter the results.
Put each sample in a separate jar and label it according to where it came from. For home lawn soil testing, it is a good idea to take a sample from each corner of the lawn, as well as a sample from the center and another from any place that is very different from the rest of the lawn, such as a sunny spot or a place that doesn't drain very well.
Try to get any debris such as rocks or roots out of the soil sample, again without touching the soil.
Most soil test kits will ask you to combine your soil sample with water and allow it to settle for a period of time before using it in the test kit. Always read and follow the directions for the kit you buy. If you are sending your samples out to be tested, gather and store your samples as requested. Aerate Your Lawn
Aerating is usually either done with a Power Aerator (or Coring Machine) or a Manual (foot-pressed) Aerator. The Power Aerator kind of resembles a conventional motorized snow blower with the engine on top and wheels on the back or sides. The major difference is that the Power Aerator has a circular wheel in the front or back with hollow cylinders or spikes pointing out around the wheel. The manual version will often have around four hollow cylinders on the bottom with a foot plate on top for pressing into the soil, much like a shovel.
Fertilize
Fall fertilization is best because the lawn has passed through the stressful summer months and needs food to rebuild itself. During the fall season there is less competition from weeds, insects and diseases. Nutrients are required to take full advantage of the cool weather growth period to restore the lawn to full health and prepare it for the next summer.
Seed
The perfect time to start a new lawn is in the fall. In cold-weather climates, fall’s cooler temperatures prevent the seeds from drying out, but there’s still enough sun and rain to help them germinate before going into hibernation for the winter, without the competition of crabgrass and other weeds that die off this time of year.
Lawn Fertilization Bergen County. We make sure your lawn gets exactly the treatments it needs, exactly when it needs them. All season long.
For more information call (201) 768-1743
You can also visit our website here:
http://landscapingbergencounty.com/lawn-maintenance/lawn-treatment-2/
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