It should be specified in your email requesting recommendation letters from your lecturers that you are asking for a 'strong' recommendation letter, since it is the only way to guarantee you don't waste the chance to leverage your advantage.
What does make sense is to write your recommenders now, and say "I wanted to let you know that I'll be applying for graduate school in November, and I was hoping you would be willing to write me a recommendation. I wanted to let you know relatively early since I know that by fall it will have been a while since I graduated." Don't hesitate to remind them about interactions you've had, or about anything you think would look good in the letter. Professors often have to write many such letters, and if you put your good qualities at their fingertips, they're more likely to end up in the letter.
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