How To Transform Your Lawn In Fall and Prepare for Winter

Get your lawn ready for winter and a lush spring! 🌱 In this in-depth fall lawn care guide I cover fertilizer programs, weed control, fungus prevention, and spring green-up tips for cool-season and warm-season grasses. Learn exactly when and how to fertilize, which fungicides stop snow mold and large patch, and the best herbicides for Poa annua, clover, and other broadleaf weeds. What You’ll Learn ✅ Fall & Winter Fertilization: How to use nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus based on a soil test for stronger roots and better summer/winter survivability. ✅ Weed Control: Timing and products for Poa annua control, plus the best fall pre-emergent herbicides and broadleaf killers like SpeedZone. ✅ Fungus & Disease Prevention: How to prevent snow mold, spring dead spot, Zoysia patch, and more with azoxystrobin and propiconazole. ✅ Dead Spot Repair & Soil Health: Fix compacted areas, improve drainage, and keep your lawn green with polymer-coated fertilizers and soil amendments. ✅ Spring Green-Up: Simple steps now that lead to a faster, darker-green lawn when temperatures rise. 💬 Join the Discussion Have questions about your yard? Drop a comment below or share photos in my Facebook Lawn Care Group for expert feedback from me and other turf pros. Affiliate & Sponsorship Disclosure: Some links in this description are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you make a purchase through them, at no additional cost to you. I may also receive products at no cost and/or compensation from companies for content featured on this channel. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Greg's Amazon Storefront I have seed, herbicides, grub control, irrigation, tools, fertilizers that I like. https://www.amazon.com/shop/homelawnc... Greg’s Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/share/g/16Hv... Where to get a soil test....State by state https://www.bigblogofgardening.com/wh... Texas A&M Winter Fall Preperations https://schoolipm.tamu.edu/2023/09/18... Snow mold GCM https://gcmonline.com/course/environm... Ohio State University Snow Mole Damage How Bad Can it be and What Can be Done. https://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/news/snow... Cornell Snow Mold in Turfgrass https://monroe.cce.cornell.edu/resour... Penn State "Turfgrass Diseases: Gray Snow Mold (Causal fungus: Typhula incarnata)" https://extension.psu.edu/turfgrass-d... NCSU Truf Files Large Patch in Turfgrass https://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/diseas... NCSU Turf Files "Spraying Glyphosate on Slightly Greened-Up Bermudagrass in Winter" https://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/2017/0... Fungicidal effects of azoxystrobin and epoxiconazole on phyllosphere fungi, senescence and yield of winter wheat https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wi... USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ #poaannua #weedcontrol #lawnfertiliser 00:00 - 00:41 Introduction 00:42 - 01:39 where to get a soil test 01:39 - 05:47 how to fertilize your lawn in fall 05:48 - 06:49 How to fix dead spots in your lawn 06:50 - 07:19 how to make grass dark green 07:20 - 16:39 lawn disease in fall and winter 16:40 -21:08 broadleaf weed control 21:09 - 28:49 poa annua control in fall 28:50 - 29:49 applying glyphosate to dormant Bermudagrass 29:49- 33:03 mowing height of grass in fall 33:04 - 35:36 aerifing your lawn in fall 35:52- 36:52 conclusion And