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Fall is fast approaching, and although your lawn is about to stop growing and go dormant for the winter, it still needs proper care to keep it healthy. Contrary to what most homeowners believe, the best time to fertilize your lawn is in fall–not spring! Your lawn needs fertilizer in the fall to prepare it for the winter, promote faster recovery in spring, and improve its health and appearance once spring returns.

Here are four reasons why you need to apply a fall fertilizer treatment to your lawn in Noblesville, Carmel, Westfield, and the surrounding areas.

1. Fall Provides the Perfect Environment for Maximum Nutrient Absorption

It’s important to fertilize your lawn in the fall and spring; however, fall is by far the most important time of year to fertilize your lawn as it provides the perfect environment your grass needs to absorb nutrients. Summer heat is stressful on your lawn and dries out your soil; fall’s cooler temperatures and morning dew provide a stress-free setting and moisture needed to help your turf absorb the applied fertilizer. Applying fertilizer in the fall gives your grass plenty of time to break down and absorb the food from your fertilizer, and make it available for use throughout the winter months.

2. Prepares Your Lawn for the Winter

Unlike spring fertilizer, a fall fertilizer, or winterizer as it’s commonly called, does not encourage fall growth of grass. Instead, it helps your lawn...