New Lawn

Greenacres_Jen · 08-24-2006, 03:47 PM

Hi,

I am a beginner at taking care of a lawn. I have a 15 x 15 square of lawn in my backyard. It's sod that was laid in May of 2006. Can anyone give me tips on what I must do to prepare it for the upcoming snow season? This is my first year living in an area that has snow. Any advice would be appreciated!! Thank you!

Newt_ · 08-24-2006, 08:23 PM

Hi Jen,

Make sure it's watered deeply so the roots go deep. Here's how to maintain organically.
http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-18-142,00.html
http://www.nwf.org/backyard/chemicalfreelawn.cfm

Newt

Greenacres_Jen · 08-25-2006, 02:41 AM

Hi Newt - ummm none of those links provided any information about getting my lawn ready for the upcoming snow season. Do you have any links for that? Thanks.

Newt_ · 08-25-2006, 07:09 AM

Jen, I'm not sure what you want to know. You water the new sod until it's established, topdress with compost and get out your snow shovel. There really isn't anything special you need to do. If you use synthetic fertilizers, you could fertilize. That's it. Nothing special. The most important time to fertilize with compost or synthetics is the fall.

Newt

mdvaden · 08-29-2006, 12:10 AM

From my country club years, I recall that phosphorus and potassium are especially useful for fall / winter. It's said to be the most critical "feeding" time of the year for turf.

One of them - I think the potassium - soes for grass, what antifreeze does for a car's coolant system. It protects it from winter damage like cell tissue damage.

At least Spokane doesn't get too much snow.

sequimrehab · 01-19-2009, 02:48 AM

As Newt said, watering deeply to establish deep strong roots and a good feeding every 2 mo. is all it takes for the winter.
A healthy lawn with deep roots will survive the winter just fine without any special WINTER prep.

Green · 08-17-2009, 11:51 AM

Grass goes dormant during the winter months and is pretty tough in any case. Keep the lawn clear of any debris such as leaves, on your last cuts before winter mow the lawn to a moderate height, not too long and not too short, keep traffic across the lawn to a minimum during cold snaps, but unless it gets extreme the lawn should be fine.