JB Instant Lawn Blog
Fall Is In The Air!!
Sep 8th, 2023
September is the ideal time to plant a new lawn and Fall is also an excellent time to take those extra maintenance steps to insure your existing lawns continue to look their best as well!
New lawn installs establish and fill in quickly in early Fall! With overnight air temps dropping and soil temps still up- along with the occasional rains to assist with watering- it is the truly the perfect time to establish a new sod lawn and/or newly seeded lawn areas. *Be sure to use JB Signature Starter Fertilizer to get that new lawn off to a strong start!
Existing Lawn Fall Maintenance - Fall is a critical time pump up the lawn ahead of winter- consider the following list to keep things looking tip top-
- Aeration.
- Over-seeding with matching JB seed.
- JB TurfMend in thinner troubled areas of lawn.
- Lime applications for proper pH.
- Pro-active insecticide treatment for Cranefly control.
- Fertilizer applications JB Signature Starter and Maintenance Fertilizers as needed.
- *Bonus tip- keep your lawn free of leaves this Fall and Winter to avoid damage.
DIG IN to the JB Instant Lawn blog archive for posts on each of these applications!
ENJOY THE COLORS- INCLUDING THAT HEALTHY GREEN LAWN!!
About the Author
Ryan Jennings is the Oregon / SW Washington Wholesale Representative for JB Instant Lawn and has 25+ years of Green Industry experience.
After moving to the PNW in 1997- Ryan received an A.S. Degree in Horticulture with focused study on both Turfgrass Management and Arboriculture.
This led Ryan to becoming a GCSAA Class A Superintendent at Mallard Creek 18 hole Championship Golf Course hosting many recognized tournaments- the OPGA Oregon Open 2002 & OGA Tournament of Champions in 2001 among them- and later in his career- a Management/Sales position in landscape contracting.