Many gardening enthusiasts simply love spring. This is because after weeks of hibernation, both property owners and the lawn are ready for a brand new season of regenerating and growing new plants and flowers that will make their yards more beautiful and appealing.
When it comes to doing some gardening tasks this spring, there are certain tips that you have to keep in mind. This is to ensure that your lawn and all the plants grow and thrive properly. These helpful spring lawn care tips include the following:
• Regularly and properly mow your lawn. The most important gardening task to have an amazing lawn is correct and regular mowing. You have to cut the grass whenever it is growing. This could be weekly and can become more frequently when the weather warms up in the spring. When mowing, you should keep all the grass at the same height all through spring. For most lawns this should be about 2.5 to 4cm high. Be very particular about this since when you mow the grass too short, you will allow all the weeds and moss to become grow and proliferate, which ultimately weakens the grass and spoils the lawn.
• Feed your lawn. A good feed with a lawn fertilizer not only makes the grass greener, but it makes them grow thicker. It also increases their strength, vigor and health, so they become more robust and better equipped to compete with weeds, moss and other weather-related stresses. Lawn care experts say that in spring, the best results are achieved by using a granular feed that supplies a regular amount of nutrients over several weeks. When lawn feeding in the spring, use a lawn feed straight after cutting. When you use a granular lawn feed, you have to apply it evenly over the whole lawn at the recommended rate using a lawn spreader.
• Deal with the bare patches. After winter, most lawns have bare areas that are unsightly and are the perfect spots for weeds and moss to take hold. Use recommended and safe lawn products that will cover these bare patches and produce a thick grass covering of the bare area.
• Finally, don't forget to overseed. Each year, up to a quarter of the grass in the lawn can die, especially after a long, cold and wet winter. Overseeding, or sowing new grass seed into the existing lawn, will revitalize your yard and bring it back to life. This is because overseeding improves the lawn's appearance and since it increases the density of the grass, you will also reduce weed and moss invasion. You can overseed with most types of grass seed mixes.
Article provided by Jean H Morrinson
When it comes to doing some gardening tasks this spring, there are certain tips that you have to keep in mind. This is to ensure that your lawn and all the plants grow and thrive properly. These helpful spring lawn care tips include the following:
• Regularly and properly mow your lawn. The most important gardening task to have an amazing lawn is correct and regular mowing. You have to cut the grass whenever it is growing. This could be weekly and can become more frequently when the weather warms up in the spring. When mowing, you should keep all the grass at the same height all through spring. For most lawns this should be about 2.5 to 4cm high. Be very particular about this since when you mow the grass too short, you will allow all the weeds and moss to become grow and proliferate, which ultimately weakens the grass and spoils the lawn.
• Feed your lawn. A good feed with a lawn fertilizer not only makes the grass greener, but it makes them grow thicker. It also increases their strength, vigor and health, so they become more robust and better equipped to compete with weeds, moss and other weather-related stresses. Lawn care experts say that in spring, the best results are achieved by using a granular feed that supplies a regular amount of nutrients over several weeks. When lawn feeding in the spring, use a lawn feed straight after cutting. When you use a granular lawn feed, you have to apply it evenly over the whole lawn at the recommended rate using a lawn spreader.
• Deal with the bare patches. After winter, most lawns have bare areas that are unsightly and are the perfect spots for weeds and moss to take hold. Use recommended and safe lawn products that will cover these bare patches and produce a thick grass covering of the bare area.
• Finally, don't forget to overseed. Each year, up to a quarter of the grass in the lawn can die, especially after a long, cold and wet winter. Overseeding, or sowing new grass seed into the existing lawn, will revitalize your yard and bring it back to life. This is because overseeding improves the lawn's appearance and since it increases the density of the grass, you will also reduce weed and moss invasion. You can overseed with most types of grass seed mixes.
Article provided by Jean H Morrinson