The Benefits of Fall Feeding

Discover a simple trick for a gorgeous lawn.

When choosing a fall lawn fertilizer, look for an easy-to-apply, nutrient-rich food that helps your lawn build those strong roots and recover from what summer inflicted on it. For all types of lawns, Scotts® Turf Builder® WinterGuard® Fall Lawn Food does that and more, including improving your lawn’s ability to absorb water and nutrients.

Fall is also a great time to get perennial weeds like dandelions and clover under control. If weeds are an issue in your lawn, use Scotts® Turf Builder® WinterGuard® Fall Weed & Feed for your fall lawn fertilizing so you can control weeds while feeding your lawn.

Why You Should Fertilize Your Lawn in Fall

Fall Lawn fertilizer will:

• Help rejuvenate and repair your lawn.
  All lawns get stressed by summer heat, drought, heavy foot traffic, or a combination of those. Applying lawn food can help replenish frazzled, worn-out grass so it recovers quicker and better. Plus, a fall feeding provides a noticeable greening that lasts longer than an unfed lawn.
• Give roots a pre-winter nutrient boost.
  Lawns get hungry, especially as they slow down at the end of the growing season. Fall lawn food helps your lawn grow stronger, deeper roots before cold weather and frozen soil set in.
• Make for a strong start to spring with a greener lawn.
  

  During the dormant season, it’s natural for your lawn’s growth and energy to come to a near standstill. A fall feeding gives grass a big dose of essential nutrients to store for when they’re needed most: the spring growing season. Not only will that lead to a thicker, lusher lawn, but your grass will green up earlier by as many as 2 to 6 weeks!

  In short, feeding your lawn in fall gives your lawn the strength, stamina, and support it needs to make it through the cold-weather months so it will emerge lush and green in early spring. Now that’s time well spent!