- Firm the ground
around plants lifted by frost
- Dig over ground
reserved for annuals next year
- If your pool ices
over, create a hole in the ice to allow
gasses to escape
- Spray your existing
fruit trees when dormant and finish
planting
- Protect your valuable
trees and shrubs in harsh weather. Plant
out new trees and shrubs in containers
- Protect dormant
bulbous plants and autumn planted plants
- Ensure lagging is in
place around outdoor pipes and fixtures
- Shake off and heavy
falls of snow from hedges, shrubs and
trees so that they are not weighed down
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Winter Maintenance
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Although you may think
there is nothing you can
do to care for your new
sod during the height of
winter, there are some
actions you should avoid
to protect your lawn.
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Be careful not to use
excessive amounts of
salt on your driveway or
side walk. Not only
will the salt kill your
grass, but the water
from the ice melt will
suffocate the grass when
it refreezes in your
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Watch and warn snow
plows not to scalp or
expose the grass when
they clear your street
or driveway. Some
homeowners border their
lawn with reflectors to
mark the areas for the
plows.
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Don't pitch all the
broken ice off your
driveway onto the same
spot on your lawn. The
weight of the ice will
suffocate your lawn and
when it melts can
refreeze killing the
grass.
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Do not water your sod
until the frost is out
of the ground. Most
winters don't hurt
turfgrass sodded
in the late fall. We
even recommend sodding
in the fall rather than
waiting through the
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Plan a day on your
calendar in April or May
to do some lawn care.
Be sure you have all
day. You will need the
day to rake sand & salt
from along the street.
Also rake up leaves,
sticks and other yard
waste. You will need to
apply fertilizer if it
is not raining. You
will need to aerate you
sod unless you laid it
in the summer of 2003.
You will need to replace
any dead spots with
fresh sod.
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