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10 Essential Fall Cleanup Tasks for a Healthy Spring Yard
What you do in October decides what April looks like. Leaves left on turf smother it through winter, and perennials cut back too early lose their insulation.
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Written for heavy clay, zone 5b winters and the subdivision grading we deal with every week — not generic advice from somewhere with different soil and a longer growing season.
Year at a glance
What to do when
Timing matters more than effort with most landscaping. The same job done in the wrong month is wasted money.
Mar - May
Spring: clean up, then repair
Cleanup first, then aeration and overseeding once soil hits about 10°C. This is also the right window to correct drainage while the ground is soft and problems are visible after melt. Book design work now if you want a summer build.
Jun - Aug
Summer: hold the line
Raise the cut to three inches so grass shades its own roots. Water deeply and infrequently rather than daily. This is not the season to plant or seed unless you can commit to serious watering — wait for fall.
Sep - Nov
Fall: the most productive season
The best time of the year for overseeding, sod, planting trees and shrubs, and any hardscape build. Cool nights and warm soil are ideal for roots. Cleanup and snow contracts should be locked in before late October.
Dec - Feb
Winter: plan and protect
Snow and ice management runs on automatic dispatch. It is also the ideal time for design work, because a plan finished in February means installation can start the moment the ground allows.
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