It’s hard to imagine the cooler days ahead when you’re in the thick of July and August. Heat advisories, uninspired employees, and the unforgiving sun are the things every contractor looks forward to putting behind them.
We all know the best time of the year to be installing a myriad of materials is right around the corner.
Turf Renovation: Fall’s Most Valuable Service
One service that garners a lot of attention in early fall is turf renovation. That glowing green lawn in spring? It’s laid down the fall before.
Aeration and overseeding is common practice in September as it allows for the turf to establish before the winter dormancy sets in. The weather is cooler, the likelihood of intense thunderstorms is lessened, and the conditions are overall favorable for getting new grass to grow.
Don’t Skip the Drainage Conversation
Fall also offers a prime opportunity to inspect and determine where drainage issues in the yard are occurring. The parched compacted soil of the summer clearly shows where drainage problems have occurred on your clients’ properties. Erosion is the easiest to spot with washout in areas of the yard marked by poor turf coverage or blow out in the mulch beds.
Too often, we jump straight to overseeding a sparse lawn, missing a crucial step: digging deeper, literally and figuratively, to solve the underlying drainage problems.
This is the moment to treat turf renovation not just as repair, but as part of a total lawn transformation. The result? A healthier, more robust, better-performing yard for years to come.
It’s Not Just About Grass
This thinking not only applies to turf, but for planting and hardscape projects as well. When installing new beds, ornamental plants, screening planting and even patios: you should always be thinking about how adding drainage as a part of the scope of the overall work can add a level of protection and overall longevity to the life of a project.
Finish Strong, Look Uniform
Fall gives you a rare chance to bring it all together drainage, hardscape, planting, and turf renovation into one cohesive plan. When contractors finish drainage projects in summer, they often throw down fast-germinating annual ryegrass just to green things up.
But if you finish in fall, you can incorporate that repair into a full aeration and overseed of the existing turf. The result is a uniform, healthy lawn, not a patchwork of grass types growing at different speeds.
Strike While the Season’s Right
This opportunity comes once a year. Early September to mid-October is the time of the year to create a dense and healthy turf that will carry you into next summer. Planning to finish disruptive projects, such as drainage, allows for the unique opportunity to create a cohesive lawn that your customer will appreciate for years to come. Before you throw an annual grass seed over the backfilled trenches of a drainage project, capitalize on the opportunity to work the repair into a renovation. The foresight and planning you make now will separate you from the competition!
Your Partner in Success
Central Pro Supply is your source for all your drainage and landscape solutions. We are fully stocked with PVC, Dual Wall and corrugated pipe. We also carry catch basins, pop up emitters, channel drains and fittings and erosion control to make sure your project is complete.
Central Pros also has you covered for turf essentials, like seed, fertilizer and herbicides. Regardless of scope and size of the project, Central Pros is your partner in success and is always here to help!
