While many homeowners look forward to less time behind their mower at the end of the summer, fall provides an opportunity to set the conditions that will give your lawn a head start come next spring.
Although now seems like a great time to kick back and watch some football, your lawn needs you. This is the time of year to give your lawn attention that will benefit it next spring and summer. Also, right about now, many perennial plants are starting to send stored energy to their roots in anticipation of the long, cold winter, while top growth recedes. But cool-season grasses love this weather
Horticultural experts generally agree that proper lawn care in the fall has greater impact than similar efforts in the spring or any other season for rejuvenating a lawn throughout the year. Fall is the season when turfgrass growth begins to slow.