Proper lawn care is mostly common sense, but there are some tips and tricks that may or may not occur to the average lawn owner/caregiver. Some require just a little work, and some require an investment. I leave it to you to choose the ideas that make the most sense to you.
Before you mow, clean your lawn. Get leaves and other debris up with some raking. Clear brush that you don't want there. If you are shooting for a level grassy lawn, get ride of those annoying little dips and bumps. This can be done with just a little topsoil and adding some seed to fill in the temporary bald spot. A level lawn is much easier to use a mower on and overall, it provides an appealing, homogeneou look.
Mowing should be a regular activity. With some variation depending on where you are located and how quickly your green stuff grows, it's recommended to mow every week or two during the sunny time of year. Adjust the blade of your mower so that it doesn't cut off any more than a third of the height of the grass. Grass needs light to grow and avoid disease, and if the surface area on a blade of grass is too greatly reduced, it hurts the lawn's ability to absorb light from the sun.
Make sure that the soil below your grass is not too tightly compacted. As time passes, soil starts to compact itself and gets hard, which can cause numerous problems, including lowered water penetration and the restricted root growing. To find out more about aeration, consult a local lawn care professional.
Fertilizer can be a big help when it comes to inducing growth in your lawn. It's certainly possible to grow a lawn that is perfectly health and good-looking without the help of fertilizer, it can be a nice addition to your lawn care regimen all the same. Avoid using too great an amount, however. This can kill your grass and possibly even harm the local environment as the extra chemicals are washed away in the rain. Again, consult a lawn care professional to determine the correct amount and type of fertilizer for your lawn.
Top dressing can be another useful tool. Top dressing is organic material mixed with a type of sand. You take a thin layer of it and spread it over your lawn. This makes the quality of lawn rooting, which makes healthier and more robust grass. Often this can be done without the help of fertilizer.
One last idea to protect against weeds and to avoid using potentially harmful herbicides, you can practice overseeding. This helps push weeds out and makes for a very thick, robust lawn. Rake the area or aerate it to expose soil. Then, lay down about 1 1/2 times more seed than is recommended.
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Before you mow, clean your lawn. Get leaves and other debris up with some raking. Clear brush that you don't want there. If you are shooting for a level grassy lawn, get ride of those annoying little dips and bumps. This can be done with just a little topsoil and adding some seed to fill in the temporary bald spot. A level lawn is much easier to use a mower on and overall, it provides an appealing, homogeneou look.
Mowing should be a regular activity. With some variation depending on where you are located and how quickly your green stuff grows, it's recommended to mow every week or two during the sunny time of year. Adjust the blade of your mower so that it doesn't cut off any more than a third of the height of the grass. Grass needs light to grow and avoid disease, and if the surface area on a blade of grass is too greatly reduced, it hurts the lawn's ability to absorb light from the sun.
Make sure that the soil below your grass is not too tightly compacted. As time passes, soil starts to compact itself and gets hard, which can cause numerous problems, including lowered water penetration and the restricted root growing. To find out more about aeration, consult a local lawn care professional.
Fertilizer can be a big help when it comes to inducing growth in your lawn. It's certainly possible to grow a lawn that is perfectly health and good-looking without the help of fertilizer, it can be a nice addition to your lawn care regimen all the same. Avoid using too great an amount, however. This can kill your grass and possibly even harm the local environment as the extra chemicals are washed away in the rain. Again, consult a lawn care professional to determine the correct amount and type of fertilizer for your lawn.
Top dressing can be another useful tool. Top dressing is organic material mixed with a type of sand. You take a thin layer of it and spread it over your lawn. This makes the quality of lawn rooting, which makes healthier and more robust grass. Often this can be done without the help of fertilizer.
One last idea to protect against weeds and to avoid using potentially harmful herbicides, you can practice overseeding. This helps push weeds out and makes for a very thick, robust lawn. Rake the area or aerate it to expose soil. Then, lay down about 1 1/2 times more seed than is recommended.
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