As you witness plants and trees dying for the year, it may seem counterintuitive to continue watering your landscaping. In fact, it is important for you to continue watering through the fall so that plants can store up enough water for the winter.
If you want your landscaping to come back healthy and strong in the spring, make sure you water through the fall!
Is it important to water in the fall?
Yes! In order to keep your lawn and landscaping healthy, make sure you spend time watering this fall. Even though you may not be able to see any visible growth, grass, trees, and perennials are still growing. But rather than growing up, they’re growing their root systems underground.
Fall is the perfect time for root growth because the soil is warm from the hot days of summer and the air is cooling off. The plants aren’t as stressed from the summer heat, so they can focus on root growth.
It’s important to continue to water a couple times a week to combat dry air from wind or lack of rain. It’s a lot of work to transition from the growing season to the dormant season. Give your plants a little extra hand and keep watering!
How much should I be watering my landscaping?
It may be a good idea to give your plants and grass slightly less water than you were giving them in the spring and summer. While it’s necessary to continue watering for the roots’ sake, you don’t want your visible lawn and landscaping to end up frozen from the cool morning air.
Try adjusting your sprinklers so that the water stays closer to the ground, rather than shooting wide and far around your yard. You can even let a thin stream of water run through your garden hose at the base of trees and shrubs for 30 minutes. The small stream will soak deeply into the soil and adequately saturate the roots.
When should I stop watering my landscaping?
You shouldn’t completely stop watering your lawn and landscaping until the ground freezes. You can gradually reduce the frequency and amount of watering, but don’t completely stop until you’re waking up to frost on the ground.
Don’t waste time watering the wrong things. Have you pulled up all your annuals? They don’t need water anymore. While you’re at it, make sure you complete these items on the fall clean-up checklist.
Call Great Goats Landscaping today!
Great Goats Landscaping is a small, family-owned business. We’re experts in Minnesota landscaping and we would love to help you get your lawn and landscaping ready for the winter. Give us a call today and we’ll help you accomplish everything on the fall clean-up checklist and get your landscaping prepped for spring!
Contact 612-483-GOAT