Preparing For Fall with BigYellowBag

Summer is now fading, and it’s the ideal time for preparing for Fall. Hopefully your lawn and garden have been performing splendidly this year with these great growing conditions. If you’ve been struggling in the lawn and garden department, that makes preparing for Fall even more important! Colder weather is coming, and that means a big transition time for your lawn and garden. Ensure all your plants are robust and ready for the changing seasons with BigYellowBag’s Bulk Garden Products. You’re going to want fast, simple delivery of Premium Soil and Mulch, and BigYellowBag.com is your solution.

1. Why Preparing for Fall is Crucial

Your lawn is in a constant state of change. Spring brings your lawn back out of dormancy; the summer sun puts your lawn into super-drive; and consistent mowing through the growing season slowly builds up the thatch layer. Your changing lawn requires more maintenance than simply mowing. As Fall approaches, it’s the perfect time to prepare your lawn for Spring 2025. The healthier your lawn is heading into dormancy, the healthier it will be coming out of dormancy. Think of your Fall lawn care routine like an investment into next year!

As for your garden, you can also make investments into next year, while continuing to maintain a beautiful landscape throughout Fall. Taking the time to ensure your garden is in tip-top shape will pay dividends by the time Spring rolls around again. Planting perennials is one of the easiest way to invest in Spring 2025. We’ll dive in to the steps to take preparing your garden beds for the cold seasons, and planting perennials, so keep reading!

2. Essential Fall Lawn Care Steps

As we previously mentioned, an often overlooked aspect of lawn care is aeration and dethatching. Mowing is an essential part of every lawn care regimen, but as you mow, those clippings speed up the development of your lawn’s thatch layer. Thatch is unique to grasses, and it’s a layer of organic matter and specialized roots called stolons and rhizomes. We could talk all day about thatch, but in relation to aeration and dethatching, it’s all about reducing thatch build up.

Tackling Thatch Build-Up

Having some thatch in your lawn is healthy, but you need to maintain a balance. If you have a relatively new lawn, you should be able to aerate roughly every three to five years. But if you have a high-traffic or old lawn, you can aerate your lawn every year or two! Dethatching on the other hand can be done once every one to two years. Dethatching is essentially a thorough raking of your entire lawn, and should be done when the thatch layer in your lawn accumulates to over a half an inch. It’s a good idea to also do some topdressing or overseeding after you dethatch your lawn, adding more organic matter into your lawn will help support healthy new growth. BigYellowBag Black Garden Soil is loaded with organic matter, and it’s perfect for both overseeding and topdressing.

Overseeding and Top Dressing Your Lawn with BigYellowBag

Overseeding or topdressing are both fantastic for any lawn care regimen. Fill in any bare or sparse spots with a blend of Black Garden Soil and high-quality grass seed and keep the area consistently moist until the new seed has germinated. Check out this article for a comprehensive guide on overseeding.

Fertilizing is also a key factor in every Fall lawn care procedure. You could spread your fertilizer ahead of overseeding or topdressing, or if it’s not an overseeding year, simply spread your fertilizer evenly across your entire lawn, preferably ahead of a good rain. You’ll start to see the results of fertilizing within the first few days! Support your lawn with all the required nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous, and pottasium) with a well balanced fertilizer.

3. Preparing for Fall in The Garden

Just like in Spring, cleaning up your garden as Fall approaches can make a big difference in garden performance! Remove any plants that have finished their life cycle, trim dead leaves, and rake out any other plant debris to try and prevent pests and diseases from taking hold. Hopefully you’ve been keeping up with regular weeding, but if not this is the perfect time to tackle any weeds that have taken hold. Weeds compete with your plants for valuable nutrients. Getting rid of those weeds as soon as possible will make a big difference to your garden’s performance.

Replenish Your Garden Soil with BigYellowBag

Once you’ve tidied things up a bit, consider adding some high quality Black Garden Soil to boost your garden’s nutrient levels. If you already amended your garden soil at the start of the year, you can likely skip this step, but if the soil in your garden is a couple seasons old, topdress your garden beds with Black Garden Soil and thoroughly mix it in. The added organic matter will help to deliver all the essential nutrients to your Fall plants.

Add a Layer of BigYellowBag Mulch

Winter is coming. Ensure your garden has the right protection from extreme cold with high quality mulch insulation from BigYellowBag! Adding a 2-3 inch layer of mulch to the top of your garden beds has so many benefits. Moderating temperature, improving moisture retention, and preventing weed growth are the key factors for why you should use mulch this year.

Plant Your Fall Vegetables and Bulbs

Mid to late August is a great time of year to plant any Fall vegetables you’re planning on growing. Some ideas for Fall growing vegetables are squash, carrots, beets and even cucumbers! Most gardeners grow cucumbers as a Summer crop, but they can do well heading into the Fall too. August is a little too early for planting bulbs, but heading into September it will be a great time for getting Spring blooming bulbs into the ground. A good rule of thumb is to wait for overnight temperatures to fall between 5-10 ℃.

4. How BigYellowBag Can Help You with Preparing for Fall

Getting quality black garden soil and mulch delivered to your home has never been easier than with BigYellowBag^®. All you have to do is call or order online and we deliver. That’s it! No lugging, no mess and you don’t have to be home to take delivery.

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5. You Don’t Want to Skip Preparing for Fall

Like we said in our introduction, preparing your lawn and garden for Fall will pay dividends when next Spring rolls around. Work on your lawn’s thatch layer if it’s starting to build up; you’ll guarantee a vibrant Spring green-up! Overseeding and topdressing with Black Garden Soil can also greatly improve your lawn’s appearance not only through the Fall, but also throughout next year.

Replenish the soil in your garden beds with BigYellowBag Black Garden Soil. Your plants will thank you. Adding a 2-3″ layer of BigYellowBag Mulch is also a great idea to protect your garden from the harsh conditions ahead. Mid to late August is an excellent time for planting any Fall vegetables, but you may want to wait until September for planting your Spring blooming bulbs.