SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (WTVF) — With changing weather in January, a local farmer said people need to use this time to care of their lawns and pastures.
Most grass in Tennessee needs cold weather to thrive according to Clint Grubbs.
"It provides the soil temperature just to be ambient and makes that seed recognize, and say 'okay it's time for me to germinate," said Grubbs.
With a deep freeze on the way, people may want to have some fescue grass seeds handy.
Grubbs said, "You can put it down before or after, just preference. It's kind of a cool idea to go out there and put it on top of the snow because it really sticks out against that white snow fall."
When the ground warms up, seeds will fall into the cracks.
Grubbs said, "Mother nature, she provides a natural aeration process in the wintertime through freezing and thawing."
As a cattle farmer, Grubbs said he knows how to keep his pasture healthy.
Grubbs said, "We have something that's called frost seeding clover. Now clover similar to fescue, it is a legume which means it naturally fixates nitrogen into the ground. It's also great for cattle, they love clover."
While the weather is warm, Grubbs said it's a good time to take inventory of bad spots.
"If it sits bare through the winter time, mother nature when the spring comes, she's going to provide something to grow there and it might not be something that is ideal for your yard," he said.
If problems persist, Grubbs said he can take soil samples to a lab through his co-op. You can buy seed at the Cheatham Robertson Farmer's Co-op.
