Comments on: How to Prepare the Lawn for Winter http://www.ThePigPin.com/2009/10/17/how-to-prepare-the-lawn-for-winter/ Here We LOVE to Play in the Dirt! Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:58:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andy http://www.ThePigPin.com/2009/10/17/how-to-prepare-the-lawn-for-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Andy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:38:01 +0000 http://www.ThePigPin.com/?p=577#comment-308 I live in the Bluegrass region of central KY, and like the 2nd commenter, I fertilize 4 times per year, following holidays. The only difference is that I do my spring fertilization on St Patty's Day, since it's always mid-March, instead of Easter, which sometimes comes in late April - way too late for me. If the lawn is still growing at Thanksgiving, I'll wait longer before winterizing, until it starts to lose some of its green. If I haven't had to mow for a month or so, I can be satisfied that it's done growing for the winter. I usually plant garden bulbs the same weekend that I put down winterizer. I live in the Bluegrass region of central KY, and like the 2nd commenter, I fertilize 4 times per year, following holidays. The only difference is that I do my spring fertilization on St Patty's Day, since it's always mid-March, instead of Easter, which sometimes comes in late April – way too late for me.

If the lawn is still growing at Thanksgiving, I'll wait longer before winterizing, until it starts to lose some of its green. If I haven't had to mow for a month or so, I can be satisfied that it's done growing for the winter. I usually plant garden bulbs the same weekend that I put down winterizer.

]]> By: Paul Stoltzfus http://www.ThePigPin.com/2009/10/17/how-to-prepare-the-lawn-for-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Paul Stoltzfus Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:33:42 +0000 http://www.ThePigPin.com/?p=577#comment-256 I agree Kevin! It has got to be hard for Scotts to make good recommendations that apply to every region of the country. Here in South Central Pennsylvania we are just at the end of our overseeding window. Anyone who spreads the winterizer before Thanksgiving is risking a late greenup which will basically waste the nitrogen that would have gone to the carbohydrate reserve in the roots otherwise. I agree Kevin! It has got to be hard for Scotts to make good recommendations that apply to every region of the country. Here in South Central Pennsylvania we are just at the end of our overseeding window.

Anyone who spreads the winterizer before Thanksgiving is risking a late greenup which will basically waste the nitrogen that would have gone to the carbohydrate reserve in the roots otherwise.

]]> By: ChristineV http://www.ThePigPin.com/2009/10/17/how-to-prepare-the-lawn-for-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-255 ChristineV Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:34:02 +0000 http://www.ThePigPin.com/?p=577#comment-255 we live in upstate New York and I always went by the rule of: Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Thanskgiving. we live in upstate New York and I always went by the rule of: Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Thanskgiving.

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.ThePigPin.com/2009/10/17/how-to-prepare-the-lawn-for-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Bonnie Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:14:22 +0000 http://www.ThePigPin.com/?p=577#comment-254 Thanks for the info., I am going to follow your advice! Thanks for the info., I am going to follow your advice!

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