Autumn is just weeks away and it's a great time to prepare your outdoors for the winter. And that means yard waste removal. So, what do you do with it all?

The good news is that when those piles of brush, leaves, and other yard waste materials get to be too much for your household waste bins, there are options.

Autumn Lawn Care Tips for the Coming Fall

During this time of year most homeowner are simply looking forward to no more mowing! And there's a good chance that you’ve already put the lawn mower away. For many folks, fall is a time to get ready for the holidays and enjoy the waning days before the rain and cold sets in.

But it's also a great time to stay on top of your lawn care.  In fact, there are a number of tasks that are best done in the fall and winter. One of these tasks is regularly maintaining your lawn to ensure a healthy and good-looking yard when spring comes around next year.

Many homeowners think that because the grass grows more slowly in the fall that their lawns need little or no care during those months. But it is during this time of year that your grass is absorbing energy, moisture, and nutrients in preparation for winter. And by giving your lawn the proper care now, you'll have a more lush and healthy lawn next spring.

Here are some helpful tips and hints to guide you through your lawn care chores for this fall:

You should continue to water and mow your lawn, as needed, throughout the fall months. As the winter months get close, lower the mower blades to the lowest setting for your last couple of mowing sessions. This allows more sunlight to reach the crown of the grass, where the roots and shoots meet, so that there will be less leaf to turn brown during the winter.

When you do lower the blade, do not cut off more than one-third of the grass blades in one pass. If you need to you can gradually lower the cutting height until the time of the final two mowings.

Raking leaves is real work, unless you use a blower, but either way it's beneficial to remove dead leaves from your lawn as soon (and often) as possible. You should start raking once the first leaves have fallen from the trees. If you wait until all the leaves have finally come down, they will become wet from rain. This creates thick mats of organic material that will not only suffocate your grass but can promote the growth of fungal diseases.

If you have the equipment you can also use a collection bag or vacuum system with your lawnmower. This is a really good method if  you have large yards or a large number of deciduous trees. The key is to remove the leaves and fallen branches before they can damage your lawn.

This is an ideal time to aerate your lawn. Aerating makes it far easier for oxygen, water, and fertilizer to reach the roots of your lawn grass. The second-easiest method is to rent a gas-powered, walk-behind lawn aerator. This self-propelled machine will quickly punch holes into the soil and extract plugs of dirt. However, the easiest method is to hire a landscaping contractor, especially if you've got a very large yard. 

Caring for the Bald Spots

Typically, the easiest way to repair bald spots in your lawn is with an all-in-one lawn repair mixture. These can be purchased at most garden shops and home and garden supply centers. They will contain a mixture of grass seed, a quick-starter lawn fertilizer, and organic mulch. Carefully follow the directions on the product package.

It's often in the fall and winter that new bald spots can be formed. One way to avoid this is to prevent excessive foot traffic on your winter lawn, especially when the grass is brown and short. Lawn grass is quite resilient, but it'll have a difficult time fully recovering from a well-worn path.

Most lawn experts agree that, if you fertilize your lawn only once a year, fall is the best time to do so. As the weather cools grass leaves grow much more slowly, but the grass roots and rhizomes continue to grow quickly. Rhizomes are the horizontal plant stems that lie just beneath the soil's surface that produce the blades of grass above and the roots below.

If you apply sufficient and proper fertilizer in the fall it will deliver essential nutrients that will help your grass to grow deep roots now and also provide additional nutrients for the spring.

If your lawn was invaded during the summer by broadleaf weeds like dandelions, fall is the time to fight back. Like most plants, weeds are in an energy-absorbing state during the fall. And because they are also drinking extensively this makes them vulnerable to weed killers. By applying a good herbicide in the fall those weeds won't be back in the spring.

Planning for Yard Waste Removal and Disposal

Once you've gotten everything in order and spruced up, you're likely to have multiple piles of yard waste containing both organic and some non-organic debris.

Taking care of yard waste removal effectively can be easy and almost painless when you have a simple plan. And we've put together this simple guide to help you with that:

In most of the United States there's not much lawn care that needs to be done during the cold winter months. Even if you typically don’t have snow in the winter, your lawn should remain safely dormant until spring. If you properly prepare the lawn during the last weeks of fall, it will be good until spring arrives.

Then all you need to concern yourself with is the lawn debris removal. 

Managing fall yard waste removal chores doesn't have to be difficult or tiresome. In fact, getting rid of all the waste doesn't even have to be a DIY chore!

Calling Junk King to come and remove those large bags of yard waste and other junk items you need to clear out and get rid of is a great option. We specialize in yard waste removal and can make quick work of the pick up and disposal. 

And, no matter what kind of debris or junk you end up having us take, we guarantee it will be disposed of in the most environmentally friendly manner possible. Because that's what we do!

Who to Call for Yard Waste and Junk Removal

Once you decide to outsource the waste removal part of your fall yard preparation, you need to determine which firm is the right one for the job. You can certainly find plenty of guys with trucks willing to do the job, choosing that alternative may end up costing you more than you hoped to save.

This is why Junk King really is your best local choice.

Junk King provides efficient, safe, and eco-friendly waste disposal services so you don’t need to worry about the pick up or disposal of the debris after your project is complete. Whether you need our services several times during a project or just once after it is complete, our hauling professionals will ensure that the debris is out of your way so that you can get on with the job.

Our team specializes in all types of residential junk removal.

We can be at your home in mere minutes, so call us today! Our crew is fully insured and highly trained, so you can trust them to get rid of your unwanted items in a professional and courteous fashion.

One of the best things about hiring Junk King is that we recycle a much of the material we pick-up. This is proof of our commitment to being an eco-friendly removal service.

If you're ready to get rid of that yard debris just give us a call at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).