Give your lawn everything it needs to survive this winter!

Your lawn keeps growing during autumn and winter. You won’t necessarily notice it and you may only need to a handful of times, but beneath the ground the roots are working hard to support the plants in the harsher conditions of an English winter. Here at Greenacre we recommend that you help them out with the right balance of good quality nutrients.

Why do grass plants need food in winter?

During the winter, your grass keeps on growing. The blades don’t necessarily get longer – after all it would be inefficient to generate soft tender growth when Frost damage is a present danger. The roots however, keep on feeding those grass blades to keep them healthy, strong and green. The plant is trying to make its cell walls strong, disease resistant and frost tolerant. For that it needs to pull nutrients from the ground.

Here at Greenacre Lawncare we always use a properly calibrated spreader to apply lawn feed. It's important that the feed is spread evenly. If not you'll have unsightly colour differences on the lawn for several weeks.

What nutrients do grass plants need in autumn and winter?

The three main nutrients needed are:

• Nitrogen – (but only in small amounts) to help roots grow and to maintain green leaves

• Phosphorus - strengthens roots

• Potassium – helps fight lawn diseases

What happens if I don’t feed my lawn in winter?

It will be different for everyone because how your unfed lawn copes with the winter depends on several factors. These include the condition of the soil, the health of the plants, and the challenges that the plants have to face. Cold, wet, frost, snow, low light levels, pests and disease and/or wear and tear all put a strain on the grass plants.

A healthy lawn in a mild winter with no foot traffic may look pretty good when spring arrives but my run out of steam when it tries to access the nutrients it needs for optimum health.

Weeds, moss and water logging are often common issues that develop over the winter months on my lawn; Is there any solution for this?

Indeed there is! To ensure the best chances of a beautifully healthy lawn with luscious new green growth come spring, even after a long wet winter; here at Greenacre we recommend our Scarification service, followed by our Autumn Weed and feed lawn treatment.

Scarification is a process we use to remove thatch from your lawn. Thatch is a naturally occurring hidden layer of dead organic matter that builds up around the base of your grass over time as old grass dies and from the remains of cut grass from mowing. Overtime this thatch build up can become detrimental as it acts as a sponge, holding water from rainfall or watering. This layer can prevent sufficient water and vital nutrients including sunlight from penetrating down to the root zone and also hinders new growth from being established.

At Greenacre we think Autumn is by far the most important time of the year to Scarify your lawn and prepare it for not only the wet winter months ahead but to be in perfect shape for rapid growth of healthy new grass with the onset of spring.

To summaries, weak grass with a built up of thatch leads to bare patches in the lawn which are quickly colonised by weeds and moss. Don't risk it. With our Scarification service and weed and feed treatment you will prepare your lawn to stay healthy in the winter and give it the best chance of a great start to the new year

When should I apply autumn lawn feed?

Greenacre Lawncare carries out its autumn/winter lawn feeding services from mid-late September, or whenever the days start to get shorter and the temperature dip, all the way up to the end of October.

How do I get a quote for my Autumn/Winter treatments?

Simply go to our website www.greenacrelawncare.co.uk and request a quote or call Anthony on 07415 377468. If you have any other questions or would like to know about the lawn care packages and other services we offer, feel free to get in touch and one of our team will be more that happy to help.