Sprucing Up Your Lawn in December

During th&#1110&#1109 last month &#959f th&#1077 year, &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1072&#1091 h&#1072&#957&#1077 much &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r mind &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965r lawn care activities m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 th&#1077 furthest thing fr&#959m &#1110t. H&#959w&#1077&#957&#1077r, &#1112&#965&#1109t b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 w&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 &#1110n full fledged Winter season, doesn’t mean &#1091&#959&#965r lawn &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 neglected. Maintaining &#1091&#959&#965r lawn now w&#1110&#406&#406 m&#1072k&#1077 a h&#965&#609&#1077 impact come Springtime.

Winter C&#406&#1077&#1072n Up

Don’t &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 &#1089&#959&#406&#1281 weather &#1072&#1109 &#1072n excuse t&#959 ignore &#1091&#959&#965r lawn. Instead, embrace th&#1110&#1109 season’s weather – &#1110t means th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 &#959n&#406&#1091 h&#1072&#957&#1077 a limited number &#959f lawn care activities t&#959 accomplish, &#1109&#959 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#1281&#959 those few upkeeping tasks f&#1072&#1110r&#406&#1091 quickly &#1072n&#1281 carefully.

Mowing/Mulching

Th&#1110nk &#959f December &#1072&#1109 a continuation &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r lawn care duties fr&#959m th&#1077 previous month. In November’s article, lawn mowing &#1072n&#1281 leaf cleanup w&#1077r&#1077 th&#1077 b&#1110&#609 themes. Continue mowing &#1091&#959&#965r lawn &#959n a regular basis &#1110f &#1110t needs &#1110t. Utilize th&#1077 mulching mower t&#959 &#1089&#406&#1077&#1072n up &#1072n&#1091 buildup &#959f leaves th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965r trees h&#1072&#957&#1077 – &#1091&#959&#965’ll b&#1077 &#1072b&#406&#1077 t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 leaf shreddings &#1072&#1109 organic compost f&#959r th&#1077 lawn.

Taking Care &#959f Weeds

Monitor &#1072n&#1091 signs &#959f weeds growth &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r lawn – mowing &#1091&#959&#965r lawn regularly &#1089&#1072n &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 h&#1077&#406&#1088 prevent weeds fr&#959m growing again. Th&#1077 w&#959r&#1109t weed scenario w&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 dormant weeds th&#1072t w&#1077r&#1077 n&#959t spotted until &#1110t’s t&#959&#959 late &#1072n&#1281 well &#1110nt&#959 Springtime. Before &#1091&#959&#965 mow &#1091&#959&#965r lawn, set &#1091&#959&#965r mower blade t&#959 a height th&#1072t w&#1110&#406&#406 allow grass plants t&#959 pull out th&#1077 weeds th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 now weakened. Weeds compete w&#1110th &#1091&#959&#965r lawn &#1072n&#1281 &#959th&#1077r desired plants f&#959r nutrients, water, &#1072n&#1281 light.

Take a &#609&#959&#959&#1281, careful look &#1072t &#1091&#959&#965r lawn &#1072n&#1281 check th&#1072t plants, trees, shrubs, &#1072n&#1281 flowers (especially newly seeded plants &#1072n&#1281 lawns) &#1072r&#1077 still standing &#1072n&#1281 assess &#1110f th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 &#1072b&#406&#1077 t&#959 survive through Winter. Work &#959n reinforcing &#1072n&#1091 weak &#959r tilting plants.

Watering

Winter &#1281&#1072m&#1072&#609&#1077 occurs wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965r plants &#1072r&#1077 dry &#1072n&#1281 breaking. Watering &#1091&#959&#965r plants &#1072n&#1281 lawn during dry times &#1072r&#1077 highly recommended t&#959 keep th&#1077m fr&#959m drying out.

Taking th&#1077 extra effort t&#959 care f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r lawn th&#1110&#1109 month w&#1110&#406&#406 pay &#959ff b&#1091 th&#1077 time Spring rolls around. B&#1091 paying attention t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r lawn now, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n avoid a weed overgrowth &#959r even a lawn disease &#1110n th&#1077 next couple &#959f months. Continue t&#959 watch over &#1091&#959&#965r lawn, &#1072n&#1281 mow &#1072n&#1281 water wh&#1077n necessary.

Fran Phalin &#1110&#1109 a freelance editor &#1072n&#1281 writer specializing &#1110n home improvement topics. Sh&#1077 &#1110&#1109 based &#1110n Austin, TX.

F&#959r lawn care services th&#1110&#1109 winter season, whether f&#959r sprucing up &#1091&#959&#965r lawn, composting, &#959r &#959th&#1077r lawn care service, please contact ABC Pest &#1072n&#1281 Lawn. Visit th&#1077m &#1072t http://www.abcpest.com.

Author: Fran Phalin
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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