6 Useful Lawn Tips For Having A Healthy Lawn For Years
To Come
1. Leave grass clippings on the lawn.
Some of the most valuable nutrients can be added to your lawn
by letting it reclaim these same nutrients from the clipped
grass pieces. While may people worry that adding grass
clippings or mulched leaves and branches will add or promote
thatch to the lawn, but this is not true. The more nutrients
the better; for the most part, and lawn clippings are best
suited to support the living lawn.
2. Alternate mowing patterns. Each time
you mow try not to mow the entire garden, but rather 1/3 of the
overall garden. Also, each time you mow cover a different 1/3
of the yard. For example, if you start at a 3 o’clock position
in your yard and go to a 7 o’clock position one time, start at
5 or 6 and go to 11. Keep the mowing pattern varied and you’ll
have a healthier lawn.
3. Control weeds when they’re still
young. It’s much easier to get a handle on new weeds
than when they’re older, more established and just plain harder
to remove.
4. Water early in the morning. Most lawns
need about 1-2 inches of water each week. By watering the lawn
early in the morning (4-9AM) it doesn’t have a chance to
encourage mold or fungus like nighttime watering does. This
also keeps the sun from burning up all the moisture, thus
robbing your lawn and your wallet.
5. Avoid too much fertilizer. While more
natural nutrients like those form compost or grass clippings
really can’t be overdone, the use of commercial fertilizer
certainly can be overdone. Don’t overdo the recommended doses
of fertilizer for your lawn or you run the risk of poisoning
your lawn in the long term.
6. Buy a powerful and efficient lawn
mower. Not only do powerful and efficient lawn mowers
cut grass better and more consistently, but they have lower
emissions which is better for the environment. Of course a
manual or electric mower is even better for the environment,
but there are other performance issues that come along with
these other mower types that you must consider yourself before
making those decisions.
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