DIY home guide: Autumn
How to protect the value of your property, cut energy costs, avoid costly repairs, and spiff up your surroundings this autumn.
Feed your lawn, northern edition
$20 for a bag of fertilizer that covers 5,000 square feet; $15 to $45 for grass seed
In the cooler half of the country, grass -- most commonly blue, rye, or fescue -- grows vigorously in the fall, making this a fine time to fertilize, says Susan Littlefield, horticultural editor at the National Gardening Association.
Also, get in a lawn reseeding if you have any bare spots.
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Last updated January 28 2011: 5:13 PM ET
