Also if you take better care of your lawn in the winter your spring will have a better outcome. So it's a good idea to consider these things when preparing for the winter season.

Wail your grass grows in the summer it grows at a faster pace than in the winter. In the winter wail your grass is growing slowly the weeds are growing faster. Also this leads to permanent damage to the rotes.

So it would be smart to remove any weeds you can see to prevent them from doing any harm. Allowing weeds to grow on your lawn can and will most likely kill your grass by the springtime.

If you want your grass to look green in the winter, you can always buy grass that will grow in colder temperatures. Rye grass is a good example, and when you use rye grass you don't have to worry about your natural grass dieing because in the spring the rye grass will die out and leave you with your natural grass.

Don't forget to water your lawn in the winter. Especially, if you have more than a two week period without rain you will need to water. Tall fescue, rye grass, and Kentucky blue grass all grow best during the winter.

For winter fertilization you should use nitrogen fertilizers and apply them in mid November for best results in the spring, this also will help to take care of your lawn in the winter, because fertilizing your lawn is a big part of caring for your lawn in the winter.

St. Augustine grass should be given a late fall fertilization and continue watering every two weeks in the winter. Also if you use fertilizer you are more likely to have a greener, thicker, and fuller lawn by the spring. Also if your lawn is completely dead than you can fertilize one more time in the middle of winter.

If you have a big problem with weeds than you can use weed killers in the winter just be sure not to use to much so you don't end up killing your own lawn.
Also did you know that by fertilizing your lawn later in the winter that it strengthens the rotes and you would have chances of getting grass earlier in the spring.

What to feed your lawn?

• Nitrogen-this keeps grass to its greenest
• Phosphorus-Promotes stronger rotes and protects grass from winter, heat, and drought
• Potassium- this is important to keep your lawn from stress and keeps your yard strong for winter

Also your grass needs room to breath so by pulling out small parts of the soil this will allow your plants to get air and breath. Also this allows the grass to get the nurturance from the fertilizer. This allows the grass to be able to breath and get nutrients in the winter.

In conclusion all that you really need to do is give your lawn a good mow before winter, use fertilizer. Also make sure that your lawn gets watered at least once every two weeks in the winter.