janet’s journal

Caring for your lawn in winter. Before the cold weather you should be sure that there is no young shoots on your grass as this will make it more likely to succumb to pests and diseases. To do this over time decrease the cutting height of your lawn mower until you are almost very closely cutting the grass. Undertake this in steps over the course of a few weeks as you don’t want to suddenly remove all the tissue or cause more damage to the grass.

Apply top dressing to the lawn at the end of autumn. Although this will not be used by the grass over the winter it will be reserved in the roots and will be immediately available for use by the grass in the Spring when new growth starts again.