Fall is a great time to fertilize your lawn one last time before winter comes and it enters dormancy. When you administer a balanced fertilizer treatment to your grass in the fall, it will replenish its nutrient supply to enable it to recuperate from the summer stress. It will also give your lawn in Texas a much-needed nutrient boost to strengthen it in preparation for winter dormancy. What's more, by fertilizing your lawn in the fall, it will be better equipped to emerge in the spring season nice and healthy. So, don't forget to fertilize your lawn this fall!


Fertilizing your grass in the fall will help it recover from any summer-related stress.

The summer season's hot and dry conditions can take a toll on the health of your grass. It will use up most of its nutrient supply to withstand the heat and make it through the season, so you need to replenish the lost nutrients. That's where lawn fertilization treatments in the fall come in! The nutrients from fertilizers will give your struggling grass much-needed nutrients to recover from any summer-related stress, stimulating robust growth to fortify weak spots and restore its beautiful green color.


Lawn fertilizers contain nutrients that strengthen your grass to prepare it for winter.

Fall is the perfect time for your grass to prepare for the winter season. Without overwhelming heat causing unnecessary stress, your grass can focus on bolstering its health and developing strong, deep roots so it can enter winter dormancy in good shape. By applying a lawn fertilizer treatment in the fall, you can provide your lawn with vital nutrients to support its growth. Fertilizers contain three main nutrients that each play a crucial role in preparing your lawn for the winter:

  • Nitrogen promotes strong and lush grass blades. It is a vital component of chlorophyll that will give your grass its green color and aid in photosynthesis so it can use sunlight to create its own food.
  • Phosphorus is the nutrient responsible for encouraging strong root development to promote an overall healthy lawn. When the roots of your grass our strong, they will be better equipped to make it through the winter.
  • Potassium is one of the most important nutrients your lawn needs before winter because it helps build thicker cell walls, empowering your grass to be more resilient and maintaining a generally stress-free lawn during dormancy.

Applying lawn fertilizers in the fall will help your lawn green up quicker in the spring.

Applying a fertilization treatment to your lawn in the fall will also provide your grass with an advantage in the spring. Because fertilizers will supply your lawn with the nutrients it needs to make it through the winter, your grass will be better able to emerge healthy in the spring and green up quicker! So, if you want your lawn to start the spring season on the right foot, don't forget to fertilize it in the fall!

Pair fertilization treatments with weed control treatments to allow your grass to maximize the nutrients and not worry about competing with weeds.

Call us today to enroll in our lawn fertilization service.

If you want your lawn to remain strong and healthy throughout the year, you need to fertilize your grass. That's where we come in! Our team at Green Ackors Landscaping & Irrigation offers our professional lawn fertilization service to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in China Spring, Woodway, Waco, TX, and nearby areas. We provide 3 programs—Bronze, Silver, and Gold—and you can choose which one suits your lawn's needs best. These programs can include weed control, grub control, and fungicide treatments, depending on which one you're enrolled in. Call us today at (254) 715-9520 to enroll in our lawn fertilization service.