The GreenView: All the things that make your yard beautiful

Posted by Kate Stravinskas at 10:05:54 AM | 2 Comment(s)

To prepare your lawn for winter, make sure to rake up all the leaves no later than 2 weeks after they have fallen. The leaves will prevent sunlight from reaching the grass, which causes stress, suffocation, and disease. If you don’t have an excessive amount of leaves, you may choose to chop the leaves up with a mulching mower. These little leaf pieces will decompose quickly and add some nutrients to the grass. Once you have cleared your lawn of any debris, including sticks and stones, and are sure your lawn is finished growing, give it a final cut. Also sharpen and clean your mower blades before packing up for winter.

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Posted by Kenneth F. LaVoie III on March 14, 2008

I also like to cut the lawn EXTRA short AFTER ensuring that it is kept fairly long (3" for cool season grasses) most of the summer. By encouraging long root growth early, then suddenly shaving it down to 2" you have a 3" root system taking care of 2" of grass which gives it just that little bit of edge through the winter. Here in Maine we have long winters, so that's important!!

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