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Episode 04 · Autumn lawn care
The Autumn Running Order
Aerate, scarify, treat moss, seed, feed. Why the sequence matters, why doing it out of order wastes the effort, and how late in the year you can leave it.
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About this episode
Autumn is when the real work on a lawn gets done, and the order of that work matters more than most people realise. Aerate first, while the surface is intact, so the tines reach full depth. Scarify second, which lifts the thatch and clears the cores in one pass. Then treat moss, seed into the open ground and feed.
We explain what each step does for the one after it, why scarifying before aerating leaves you with a mess and a compaction problem you still have, and how late into November the window stays open depending on soil temperature.
The voices on this podcast are AI-generated. The lawn advice is not. It comes from Ian Kenyon, who runs Shrekfeet Independent Lawn Professionals and sits on the UK Lawn Care Association committee.
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