Have you blown out your sprinklers?

Winter is coming!

Denver got a bit of a taste of things to come this week. A cold blast of wet and snowy weather hit some foothills locations with over 10 inches of snow on the last day of summer!  Areas like Highlands Ranch and Monument Hill got significant accumulations as well. Time to dust off the snowboard and skis!

Prepare for a freeze!

Now is the time to get the garden ready for the first freeze and schedule your irrigation system for a blowout if you haven't done it already.  You may be mowing for the last time this weekend before you put the lawnmower and other power tools up for the winter. Remember to use a gas stabilizer if you can't run the fuel completely out of your gas equipment as the consequenses can be frustrating and costly next spring.

Fertilize and weed before the next snow.

Keep an eye on the forecast and get out and fertilize just before it hits and you will help your lawn greatly for the next season. A weed and feed can also work well as the tempratures get lower and the burst of growth weeds have after the sun comes out will help make the absorption increase and reduce the crop of weeds.