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Lawn Care Throughout The Year

This short guide should help you maintain your lawn throughout the year.

Autumn To Winter

September

If six weeks have passed since your last summer feed it is a good time to fertilise the lawn again. Use a suitable autumn/winter feed product from your local suppliers.

Summer heat may have scorched or damaged areas of the lawn. You can reseed any of these areas.

Bare patches or worn areas should be treated before reseeding. Use an autumn pre-seeding fertiliser and re-seed to repair the damage.

Later in the month consider spiking your lawn to open up the soil and improve drainage. This will help stop the lawn becoming waterlogged during the winter.

Collect fallen leaves

Continue to mow as needed, raising the blades slightly October Continue to cut your lawn down to about 25mm while the weather stays warm and dry.

Clear any fallen leaves - if left they will encourage worm activity and can cause fungal damage.

Put the gathered leaves on the compost heap or in sacks, punctured with a fork. They will rot down to provide a rich mulch (leafmould).

Spike the lawn again.

November

If the weather is mild a final cut may be necessary - do not mow in very wet or frosty weather.

Apply autumn fertiliser.

Collect leaves for the compost heap or leafmould.

December

Clear away any remaining leaves from the lawn.

Clean and maintain any gardening equipment such as lawn mowers and other tools, and put in safe storage.

Dig over any areas to be seeded in the spring.