According to HouseLogic.com, property owners should use this time to remove dead grass, reseed and compost the soil, and weed their lawn to protect it from harmful plants encroaching. It is also recommended owners fertilize the soil at this time of year and repair any bald patches that may have appeared during the summer.
“During October, we will have sales on fall clean-up items, like outdoor power equipment; a department that has been rapidly growing,” Joey Costello, Marketing Director of Costello's Ace Hardware at 11475 Ridge Rd, King George, said in an interview with Fredericksburg Leader. “Costello’s Ace Hardware will have outdoor power equipment from Milwaukee, DeWalt’s battery-powered line and EGO on sale all month. EGO outdoor blowers are the best-selling outdoor power tools, followed by EGO’s string trimmer sales. The store will also have EGO’s single and dual-stage snow throwers on sale.”
Finding the right products is essential to shoring up the lawn for the winter, Costello said.
According to experts from Statista.com and BobVila.com, the average U.S. household spent nearly $200 on lawn care in 2020, depending on property size.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Americans spent approximately $105 billion in 2021 to maintain their lawns.
“Fall is the best time to clean-up and prep your yard for the Winter, plus set it up for a great Spring,” Ace Hardware officials said. “We have the best brands and advice to help everyone make their yard the best on their block.”
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