Grow Healthy Lawn Grass – You Can Do That!
Do you want a perfect green grass lawn? Are you frustrated that your neighbors always seems to have a greener, fuller lawn than yours? If so read on, this article will help you achieve a beautiful, healthy grass lawn in no time. Below are tips on how to go about realizing your dream.
Fertilizing
You have to fertilize. Fertilizing your lawn will do several things 1) it will make the grass greener, 2) will make the grass grow and 3) will cause new lawn seed to germinate. People are often confused about how much to fertilize, a good rule is to apply lawn fertilizer four times a year. Every 60 days, first during late spring 30 days before the growing season then late summer, late fall and then during the winter months. Lastly, don’t apply to much lawn fertilizer to your grass, as this will cause excess grass growth and lead to fungus growth which will weaken your grass lawn.
Weed Control
You have to control the weeds in your lawn. Controlling weeds in a new or existing lawn grass is essential to the health and overall aspect of the lawn. A beautiful level lawn gets most of it’s good looks from the fact that it is smooth where weeds are not prominent and standing above the turf. You have probably mowed your lawn just to have dandelions popping up over the grass a day later making it look like you need to mowthe lawn again. A weedless lawn holds it’s good looks for several days if the grass is at a uniform growing height.
Proper Mowing
Remember to mow properly. Mowing is the most confusing part of lawn care, and the most often incorrectly done part of lawn care. Far too many people will set their mowers too low and “scalp” the lawn. This leads to thin and dying out grass lawn, shallow root systems, and in the long run, NO GRASS.
Thatching
You have to thatch. Thatching by using a rake will remove dead grass that can smother and prevent new grass growth. It may seem at first you are doing more harm than not but if you don’t break the thatch barrier new grass will not grow.
Lawn Watering
Your grass lawn needs watering. Watering should be done everyday during the hot months and rule of thumb is that it is better to water deeply one in a while then to water shallow daily. Also remember that you must water your lawn right after you lay down lawn fertilizer.
Conclusion:
Follow these simple actions and you will have a healthy green lawn the whole neighborhood will envy. Good luck.
