The dreading yard fall clean up

For all of use that like to keep our yards looking nice this is our busy time. It is the time of the year that our lawns are covered in leaves and it is time to fertilize and seed those bare spots. First comes that one chore that no one looks forward to and that bringing out the rake and wheelbarrow. Even the people that raked up leaves to put in those pumpkin trash bags probably have newly fall leaves to rake. So, we must all pick up our rakes and make those leaf piles. What is that you say you have a leaf-blower, that really doesn't save much of the back braking work since you still have to get those leaves in the wheelbarrow and dump them or burn them, if you live somewhere that allows that. Now that we have those leaves taken care of the next step will be to over-seed those bald spots. So, if you have a small bag of lawn seed sprinkle a generous amount on the areas that need it and if you don't have any go by a small bag for patch work. Don't worry about getting seed with fertilizer since you will be fertilizing your entire lawn in the next step. Once you have done the necessary seeding it is time to fertilize. If you don't have any you will need to buy a good fertilizer preferably with weed control. Then you can sprinkle it light over your entire lawn. If you have a spreader it will make the job easier but if you don't you can use a plastic bucket with small holes in the lid so you can shake the fertilizer out just like you would with a salt shaker. If nothing else you can (remember to wear gloves) pour some of the fertilizer in your hand and spread it