As all experienced gardeners, grounds men, and landscaping professionals will know, there is no such thing as too early when it comes to prepping a lawn. In fact, in order to exert any kind of controlled influence over a reasonably sized area or grass or turf, you have to first be able to predict its lifecycle. This means having the patience to nurture and tend to a lawn all year round, not just in the summer months when the color is at its most vital. With fall almost upon us now, the season of growth is giving way to the season of preservation for gardeners. Yet, there are still lots of things which you can do to guarantee that a commercial lawn returns to vibrancy in the spring.

This guide to commercial lawn care in Tulsa will help you to bring your lawn through the winter and back to full health, as soon as temperatures start to rise again.

Mowing

To implement good commercial lawn care in Tulsa, you need to maintain the grass at around 2-2½ inches during the fall months. If you allow the blades to grow much higher than this (over three inches tall), the grass could bind together and be more at risk of lawn disease.

On the other hand, if you leave the blades too short, the grass will find it very difficult to accumulate enough food for regrowth come the spring. It is often the case that this kind of commercial lawn care in Tulsa requires a very precise degree of attention.

Raking

The process of raking a lawn during the fall months offers gardeners the chance to get rid of any debris which has accumulated on its surface. It is not widely known that organic debris (dead leaves, tree branches, grass cuttings, etc.), if left to constantly freeze and thaw over thaw over the winter, will actually produce soluble phosphates and nitrates.

If left to spill off a frozen lawn as temperatures rise in the spring, they can make their way into surface water. This is why it is important to make sure that lawn cuttings, dead leaves, and all other forms of organic debris are collected and completely removed, rather than left to rot on or close to gardens or sidewalks. If you do not want to handle this yourself, find a company which specializes in commercial lawn care in Tulsa.

Watering

Whilst temperatures are, obviously, going to be much lower in the fall, all commercial lawns require water nonetheless. The traditional lawn varieties actually never stop growing during the fall months (even if they do not grow by much), so water is a necessity if a green space is to stay healthy and ready to meet the spring.

It is generally okay to keep watering a commercial lawn until the ground is too solid for this to be a viable option; in other words, when it starts to freeze, stop watering. For gardeners with automated watering resources, it is important to prevent faults by having it blown out with compressed air first. This will stop water from freezing solid within the pipes and the sprinklers.

If you really need help with your commercial lawn care in Tulsa, call in the experts.