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What Lawn Care and Landscaping Companies Advise
about Watering In the Fall

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• To water or not to water in fall? That is the
  question.
• As one of the leading lawn care and landscaping
  companies in southwest Louisiana, our customers
  always come to us for information. Most want to
  know how to take care of their lawns in different
  seasons. We are glad to help.
• One of the most asked questions is whether they
  should stop watering in the fall. The answer is
  not as clear-cut as yes or no.
• Spring and summer are the seasons of growth and
  bloom. Most people think these are the only
  appropriate times to feed the lawn with nutrients
  and water.

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• Fall is the season when plant growth slows down.
  Therefore, the question of whether to water or
  not to water in fall is genuine and well
  warranted.
• If you have different plants in your lawn, you
  cannot take a blanket approach for how to treat
  the lawn in any season. The reason for this is
  that different plants have different needs.
• As part of our landscape maintenance services, we
  advise a holistic approach, ensuring the overall
  health of the lawn. Every plant type should be
  treated individually.

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Fall is the time for building strong root systems

• In fall, perennial plants and shrubs like
  lantana, Mexican heather, butterfly bush,
  rudbeckia, Shasta daisy, shoal creek vitex trees,
  native willow oak and sweet bay magnolia to name
  but just a few will be busy building their root
  network.
• Fall comes after the plants have been busy
  throughout spring and summer building their
  leaves, flowers and fruits. Thus, in fall, they
  direct all of their energy to the root system.
  For this, they will need water.

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• In fall, your plant roots will anchor themselves
  firmly waiting for spring and summer. For this
  too, they need water. There could be some
  rainfall in autumn, but it might not be enough.
  Our lawn maintenance services team advises lawn
  owners to know what amounts of water different
  plants would need. That way, they can determine
  how much watering they would need in fall.

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Fall dehydration is a big risk for your plants

• Because we mostly experience dry autumns, our
  lawns dehydrate fast. We advise our clients to
  prepare for fall watering. Those roots will need
  all the help they can get from you to anchor
  themselves firmly in the soil.
• You can water your lawn a few times a week, and
  in some weeks, you may not need to water at all.
  It is best to consult with professional lawn care
  and landscaping companies. Call us on
  313-337-3002 and we will help you determine when
  to water and when not to.
• If the weather is dry or warm in fall, you should
  water. If it is windy, you should water. These
  conditions cause your plants to dehydrate, thus
  starving your roots. You can supplement what the
  weather has not provided with watering.

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• As your lawn plants make a transition from active
  growing to dormancy, the plant juices flow from
  top to bottom. If the rain stops too soon before
  all juice can flow downwards, it will dry out.
• The result will be plant tissue that is starved
  of water. If this happens, your plants will be
  stressed out during fall. When the growing season
  comes, they may not bloom as robustly as you had
  hoped they would.
• You can help your plants avoid stress by watering
  them. This will keep their tissue hydrated and
  encourage the last of the juices containing the
  nutrients that your roots need to flow down.

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What is the worst that can happen when you do not
water in fall?

• Two things bad and worse can happen. The bad
  one is that too little watering or no watering at
  all may cause the roots to die. Completely!
• The worst is that you will not know that your
  plant roots have died. You will only know in the
  growing seasons when you notice the absence of
  healthy bloom. By then it will be too late to
  rectify the situation.
• Lack of water in fall could also make the plants
  weak and susceptible to diseases, pests and
  insects in summer. While the trees have deeper
  reaching roots and may survive dry falls with
  their health intact, perennials and shrubs may
  develop a weak root system.
• One problem that lawn owners face is not knowing
  how much water their lawns need in fall. Consult
  landscape maintenance services to unravel this
  mystery.

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• To prepare our customers for fall, we advise them
  on the best approaches for fall watering as
  below
• Water when the temperature is a bit warm. If you
  water when the temperature is below 40, the risk
  of the moisture in the soil freezing is high.
• Water around the noon hour when it is warmer.
  Water penetrates the soil better at that hour.
• Mulching is very important in summer. It helps
  retain the moisture in the soil and prevents
  cracking.
• Too much water is bad in fall.
• Do not water when it is windy.

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• You have seen how your plant health in summer
  will be determined by how well you care for them
  during the cold seasons.
• You can also see why you should not skimp on
  watering in fall, just as grass cutting services
  advise you.
• Definitely, to water or not to water in fall is
  not a matter of a straight yes or no answer.
  There are many intricacies involved. With the
  help of lawn care and landscaping companies, you
  will know just how much water your lawn needs in
  fall.

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• Address  Lawn care servicesAddress 1497 W
  Houston River Rd,Sulphur, LA 70663Telephone 337-
  313-3002