The sting of summer has left.
Don’t be left starting from scratch in spring, keep your lawn looking great all year round. Here are three autumn lawn care tips so you can prepare for the cooler months ahead.
Shorter Days, Longer Grass
In mid-March, we have already lost two hours of sunlight compared to the longest summer days, and we will lose another hour and a half by the middle of winter.
With higher fences and bigger houses, our lawns are already losing out on precious sunlight, so shorter days spell trouble for the health of your lawn.
As the days get shorter a great autumn lawn care tip is to raise your mowing height. Leaving your grass a little longer as the days get shorter gives your lawn a greater surface area. This allows your lawn to get more energy despite the shrinking available sunlight.
So as those days get shorter, let your grass get longer!
Lawns Last Supper (Till Spring)
While a lot of people remember to fertilise at the start of the growing season in spring, one last good feed before winter is possibly even more important for a healthy lawn.
By giving your lawn a good feed in autumn you build up nutrients before the leaner winter months.
If you want to use a pre-emergent herbicide it is safe to use, another option is Oxafert as its nitrogen levels are low. Oxafert is best to use in two windows; between March and May as well as between September and November, coving up to 150m². You can order online via our online shop or pick it up from our office at Acacia Ridge.
You can also take feeding your lawn to the next level by aerating your lawn. Your lawn needs oxygen at its roots to thrive, and with your soil under your lawn compacting over time it is important to loosen up the soil. Read more about lawn aeration; it’s time to help your lawn breathe.
Prepare for Weed Welfare
The scourge of winter lawns is winter weeds, so our final autumn lawn care is to prepare for the winter weed warfare to come. With the growing cycle of lawns slowing down during the cooler months, weeds get a chance to take over and thrive if untreated.
You need to take both a preventative as well as remedial approach to your lawn to really stay on top of winter weeds. A healthy lawn will always starve off weeds, so the preventative approach is to keep your lawn nice and healthy leading into winter.
Following steps one and two of these autumn lawn care tips will definitely ensure you are on the right preventative path.
Once Winter Arrives
Once winter arrives it is time for a remedial approach, autumn is a great time to get prepared to get all remedial.
You always want to pull out the weeds that can be hand weeded at first sight, so now as the weather cools it is important to be extra vigilant. Many weeds require a chemical intervention to control them. Read more about winter weeds.
It is always good to ensure you have the right chemical for the job as well. So use this early autumn period to check. There is a range of weed control products available via our online shop to see which products are suitable for your lawn.
You can also find some great Facebook groups like Australian Lawn Fanatics which can give you some great peer-to-peer advice on the best products for both your lawn and the environment.
Contact Us
Call the name you can trust in turf on (07) 3114 8281)
Jimboomba Turf Group is open Monday to Thursday between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, Friday between 7:00am and 4.00pm (with pick up available before 3:00 pm) and Saturdays between 7:00 am and 12:00 pm. You are welcome to visit and see first-hand the quality turf varieties in stock at the office at 1/243 Bradman Street, Acacia Ridge. Get directions to our office here.
If you are ready to get growing, head over to our online shop and place your turf order or lawn care maintenance order – Place your order online here. Or call our lawn advisers during our business hours above.
Updated: 14/03/2023
