How to Prepare Your Lawn and Landscape for Winter
Before we get started, there is another excellent article in our archives on preparing your lawn and landscape for the chilly seasons. “Fall MA Landscaping Tips” includes practical advice such as making sure the leaves are all raked up and the need for late fall lawn service and fertilization. Pre-Winter Lawn Mowing The most important tip is the need to mow your lawn short for the winter, especially in the northern areas of the country. If the grass is left too long, it will lay over on itself from the pressure of the snow cover. Air circulation around the plant is reduced, and Snow Mold, a destructive early spring lawn disease, can become a problem in your lawn. It can cause large areas of grass to die, or at least weaken in vigor
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