Winter Lawn Care

Conduct a soil test. If it shows adequate levels of potassium in your soil, you don’t need winterizer.

If you’ve been feeding your lawn with balanced nutrients all season (such as organic fertilizer or compost), you shouldn’t need to worry about winterizing, as there will still be plenty of potassium available in the soil during fall.Cool season grass will benefit from fall feeding. You can use a winterizer or another fertilizer as long as it contains both nitrogen and potassium. Or supplement your lawn throughout the season with potassium from organic sources. For warm season grasses, wait until late spring to fertilize and feed with balanced nutrients.

For a low-maintenance, low-budget, healthy lawn, consider switching to organic lawn practices such astop-dressing, mulch mowing, core aeration, and slow-release organic fertilizers. Over time, these practices will condition and enrich your soil, giving a healthier lawn that requires less maintenance.