Summer is drawing to a close, and fall is right around the corner. That means it's time to start scheduling your fall lawn care services. In New Jersey, there are four primary lawn services that you don't want to skip out on this fall: fertilization, aeration, dethatching, and overseeding. These services help your lawn recover from the stress of summer and flourish during the fall growing season. Continue reading to learn more about each of these services and the positive impact they have on your grass!

Fertilization

One of the top lawn care services you want to schedule in the fall is fertilization. Fertilizer treatments deliver key nutrients to your grass so that it recovers well from the summer and flourishes during the fall growing season. The summer heat can take a toll on your turf, so applying fertilizer as it transitions to the fall helps it recover. Fertilizer treatments power healthy growth, make your turf greener, and enable it to withstand environmental stress better. When you apply fertilizer in the fall, you also put your grass in a good position to enter the winter and spring seasons.

Fertilization is often paired with weed control treatments that eliminate nutrient-stealing weeds from your lawn.

Aeration

Another impactful lawn care service you don't want to skip in the fall is aeration. Aeration loosens the compacted soil underneath your lawn so that water, sunlight, oxygen, and nutrients can reach the roots of your grass more easily. This is important to do in the fall because your lawn can become very hardened during the summer months due to heat stress and increased foot traffic.

It is best to aerate your lawn in the fall by using a method called core aeration. Core aeration involves using a machine to mechanically remove soil plugs, or cores, from your lawn to create small passageways through which resources can funnel. As a result of core aeration, your grass gains access to the fuel it needs to grow healthy and strong.

Dethatching

Thatch is a compilation of organic matter such as grass and leaves that forms on top of your soil and sits below the top of your lawn. Thatch can accumulate rapidly in the summer and impede critical resources from penetrating your soil. That's why it's important to dethatch your lawn in the fall. Dethatching is the process of removing the layer of thatch from your turf to help your lawn breathe easier and restore the uninhibited flow of resources to your soil. Dethatching in the fall sets up your grass to succeed in the seasons ahead.

Overseeding

The last lawn care service you want to schedule in the fall is overseeding. Overseeding is the process of spreading new grass seeds across your lawn to promote new growth and eliminate areas that are bare or patchy. If your lawn thinned out in the summer months, then overseeding will help it become thick and full again. It is best to overseed your turf in the fall because weather conditions are favorable to growth and will help your lawn become established before winter arrives.

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Do you want to give your lawn a boost as it enters the fall growing season? If so, we can provide your turf with exactly what it needs with our top-notch lawn care services. We provide our services to property owners in Westfield, Watchung, Warren, and nearby areas in New Jersey. Our offerings include fertilization, aeration, dethatching, overseeding, and more to help your turf thrive. These services help your lawn not only in the fall but also throughout the rest of the year. If you're ready to get started, call us today at (833) 452-9666 to sign up!