1.Fall is the time to feed Feed lawns in September to help them recover from any insect diseases drought or damage from overuse or construction.
2.Seed your lawn now Fall is by far the best time to seed new or overseed old tired lawns up through October.
3. Continue to mow lawns as long as they're growing Most importantly don't let them go into winter overly long which can lead to them matting down which could kill the grass. One late mow is better than nothing. 4. Fertilize trees and shrubs after they go dormant The roots continue to take up and store nutrients for next year.
5.Cut back perennials and remove annuals after a hard frost
6.Clean up weeds and mulch beds to get a jump on the next year. Clean up weeds and mulch beds to get a jump on the next year. This works very well on perennial beds if you're not going to add plants next year as you can lightly mulch them after you cut them back. The perennials will come up through the mulch but weeds from seeds will not.
7.Plant bulbs for next spring. Deer don't eat daffodils, snowdrops, species tulips, fritillaries and many others. Bulbs will grow in heavy shade under deciduous trees completing their life cycle before the trees leaf out.
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