Winterizing Lawns Not Good Idea

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Fescues and bluegrasses grow in cool weather and remain green through the winter. Han says that in the Deep South, these perennial, cool-season grasses rarely survive the hot summers but they thrive in the cool summers of New England and the Uupper Midwest. To maintain these grasses through the harsh winters of those areas, fall fertilization or winterizing is definitely recommended.

Attempting to winterize a warm-season grass with fall fertilization may actually harm the grass.