It’s easy to ignore your lawn in the winter, but these winter lawn care tips will save time and money when spring hits:
Lawn Traffic
• Keep foot, vehicle and pet traffic off the lawn as much as possible. If you cannot keep traffic off the lawn, look for ways to distribute the traffic over a broad area.
• If possible, don’t let pets go to the bathroom in the same areas over and over. Scooping poop helps, but will not offset the urine damage.
Lawn Mowing
• When you mow your lawn for the first time of the season, cut it shorter (without scalping). Mow it to a height of 2 ½” (1st mowing only), you will remove the brown and dormant tips and promote new growth.
• Keep the mower set high (3 – 4 inches) the rest of the year!
• Now is the time to sharpen the blade on your mower!
Lawn Maintenance
• If the lawn is dry in March, consider watering the lawn a little to encourage germination, but a lot of watering will not be needed.
• Clean up leaves, especially where they have piled up or matted into the lawn.
• Avoid excessive spring growth and a fatal turf disease called Snow Mold by not applying high rates of nitrogen fertilizer to the lawn over the winter or in the early spring.
• Have bare spots you wish you seeded last fall? “Dormant seed” your lawn now. Just before a snowfall is the best time! When the snow 
melts, it will help work the seed into the soil. By getting the seed worked into the soil over the winter, you will get earlier and more complete germination in the spring. No raking or lawn preparation is needed.
• Purchase your grass seed from a reputable seed supplier such as the Grass Pad. “Overtime” is an excellent blend.
• If you seeded anytime over the winter or plan to seed in the spring, let Martz Bros. know so your lawn will receive the special care it needs.
These simple winter lawn care tips will help your lawn throughout the winter and give it a jump start in the spring. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call 913-789-9333 or send us a note online.
