Get lawns winter ready with Billy Goat

The winter months can take their toll on lawns, so it’s important that sufficient ground work is done to prepare grass for the colder and wetter conditions while ensuring that it will be looking its best for the spring months that follow.

Billy Goat supplies a powerful and robust range of tools for commercial, outdoor property clean-up. Whether it’s scarifying lawns, reliving soil compaction or overseeding, Billy Goat understands the importance of maintaining and encouraging resilient lawns and its range of products can help to keep lawns healthy and vigorous throughout winter.

 

Say goodbye to unwanted thatch

To ensure lawns will be able to withstand the increased amount of rain and bouts of snow, it should be scarified to eliminate any thatch that may have built up over the summer, which in turn will improve drainage and ventilation. Scarifying lawns in the coming weeks will allow air and nutrients to penetrate the root, promoting better growth and overall health.

Autumn is an ideal time to scarify as grass regrowth is at its peak, so grass will be able to recover quickly and will help it flourish come spring.

Billy Goat offers a versatile range of scarifiers that make lawn maintenance simple and easy. The PR550 Power Rake is just one of its impressive products that efficiently removes matted thatch from small to medium-sized lawns, thanks to its rugged design and powerful Honda engine. The model is also self-propelled and can be fitted with a spring tine reel, so even thatch in hard-to-reach places can be removed, leaving every inch of lawn looking like new.

 

 

 

Aeration is key to relieve compaction!

 

Lawns tend to experience some compaction after the summer, so this should be conquered as soon as possible, and definitely before the cold winter months arrive. Aeration is the most effective way to fix this. It involves inserting small holes throughout the grass to create small pockets of space where important elements, such as air, water and nutrients, can easily travel to the root and encourage them to grow, giving lawns the best chance possible of surviving the winter.

The Billy Goat range of Plugr aerators enables grounds professionals, landscapers and contractors to be able to tackle large areas of lawn quickly and easily.

The PL1801H has an 18” working width and four tines that place cores 2.75” deep and aerate 22,000 square feet per hour. It has an easy-folding handle that allows for compact use, transportation and storage, and its lightweight design allows for ease in manoeuvrability. For those seeking a more productive, cost-efficient way of aerating larger areas, the 25 Series is optimal. It offers the best combination of productivity, comfort and results, whilst boasting intuitive controls, and variable speed fingertip hydro-drive innovation.

 

 

Overseed to create rich, vibrant lawns

During the autumn, it’s recommended that lawns are overseeded as this is when germination is at its peak. Overseeding can encourage a thicker, more vibrant lawn as it fills in any bare or damaged patches of grass, helping to improve its overall appearance while reducing the amount of weeds and moss.

Billy Goat delivers the very best overseeding tools, taking the stress and fatigue out of turf renovations, especially with its OS500 Overseeder. With an Auto Drop feature, the OS500 can automatically start or stop seed drops, conserve seeds and prevent spillages or an uneven spread of seeds, helping to produce even, thick turf growth. Its robust design also allows for the most demanding use while its Fold-n-Go handles make it simple and comfortable to transport.

Preparing lawns in autumn can help them survive the freezing conditions and can help to ensure grass is as thick and healthy as possible for the spring and summer months. Billy Goat provides the ultimate tools in lawncare so lawns of any size can be maintained during the autumn months, and throughout the entire year, with ease.

Billy Goat products are available nationwide through Henton & Chattell’s dealer network. For more information and to see videos demonstrating their performance visit www.billygoat.co.uk

 

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