It’s finally starting to feel like fall in Kansas City and while we have yet to see the leaves on the trees changing and falling, the cooler air will definitely help accelerate the process. With the seemingly endless and oppressive summer heat and humidity finally gone, it typically leaves your lawn not looking it’s best. From scorched, brown grass to patchy areas that badly need new seed to grow, spring and summer are hard on your lawn but SK’s lawn care teams can help in the fall.

Landscaping and Lawn Care in Kansas City, Leawood and Overland Park

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Fall temperatures are very similar to spring and seeding your lawn now (especially if has grown inconsistently all spring and summer) will help the new grass begin to grow and “take root” before winter. Whether you have Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Zoysia or other common types of grass, SK’s lawn care teams will match the seed with your lawn along with providing you with sound, solid advise on when and how often to water it in order to get it growing before winter. Some lawns may need a little more help to get grass to grow especially after lawn mower and foot traffic all spring and summer long.

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SK’s lawn care team will inspect your lawn (particularly the soil) to see if it’s been compacted in which case we will recommend aerating. Aerating you lawn is essentially punching hundreds and in some cases thousands of holes in your lawn’s soil to allow water and cool fall air to reach newly planted seeds and the roots of your grass that is currently growing which will help give it a boost before the plunge into winter. Some yards however are bit more tricky to get grass to grow which may call for a round of verticutting. Dead blades of grass can easily build up between the soil and air of a lawn creating a dense layer of thatch that can hinder adequate irrigation, sunlight and air to reach the roots of or grass. Verticutting your lawn will break up the thatch layer allowing newly planted grass to get what it needs to grow in the fall. When it comes to taking care of your lawn in the fall, SK Lawn and Landscape knows exactly what to do to make sure your grass is growing thick, healthy and vibrant when spring finally arrives. Call us today for all of your fall lawn care and landscaping needs in the greater Kansas City area at (816) 372-4965 or CLICK HERE TO CONTACT US.