How to Winterize Your Yard in One Weekend

Winterizing protects your turf and equipment so spring startup is painless. Do this in one focused weekend and you’ll keep disease, dead spots, and broken tools at bay.

• Final mow one notch lower to reduce matting under snow.
• Apply a late-fall fertilizer to strengthen roots.
• Blow out irrigation or drain lines; store hoses indoors.
• Stabilize fuel, change oil, and sharpen mower blades.
• Rake/mulch leaves to prevent smothering and snow mold.

If you overseeded this fall, be gentle on young turf. See When to Overseed Your Lawn (By Region) for mowing/watering timing in the first month.