Talking Trees with Davey Tree

Is Your Lawn Ready for Fall? - Seasonal Tips for a Healthy Landscape


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Zane Raudenbush, manager of research operations at the Davey Institute, shares expert tips on managing your lawn during the fall season, including turf health, grass types, sodding and more. 

In this episode we cover: 

  • Zane's role at Davey (0:32)
  • How the Eastern U.S. drought is affecting turf health (1:17)
  • Can dead turfgrass recover? (3:44)
  • Turfgrass seeds (4:35)
  • Watering (6:38)
  • Sod (8:04)
  • Fall weed control (12:11)
    • Nutsedge (12:17)
    • Now (early fall) is the best time for fall weed control (14:00)
  • Fall fertilization (15:11)
  • Can you overseed your lawn to make it look healthier? (17:31)
    • Buy high-quality seeds (18:00)
  • How Zane keeps his lawn green (21:30) (27:19)
  • When and how to cut your grass in fall (24:10)
  • Stoloniferous and rhizomatous grass (26:05)
  • Bring a professional in to look at your grass (29:00)
  • Should you leave fall leaves on your grass? (29:28)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about keeping your landscape healthy this season, read our Lawncare & Maintenance blogs. 

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