Though everyone likes to see their lawn in an enviable condition, few are aware of the basics of lawn preparation and maintenance. These include: Planting the seeds, spraying for weeds, and the correct amount of water.
Lawn care and maintenance can be more of an enjoyable past time rather than a serious activity. Consider these basics of healthy lawn care. While talking about lawns the first thing to consider is mowing.
You will need to decide how often to mow and when to mow. Healthy lawns also need a good supplement of fertilizers with adequate nitrogen phosphate and potash mixed.
Lawns require more than one annual fertilization. The feed for the summer needs to contain a nitrogen-rich fertilizer, where as an autumn feed should be rich in phosphate and potash with an adequate supplement of worm killers.
The best time to water a healthy lawn is the coolest time of the day, either in the morning or in the evening, about once per week.
A good lawn care management program includes proper weed control besides appropriate mowing and application of fertilizers. The basic mowing lesson includes use of sharp blades and regular mowing from March to October, depending on where you live.
Care should be taken not to move the mower backwards and forwards. A healthy lawn requires only about an inch of water during a week. Aerating in the Spring will also ensure that your grass has plenty of room to spread out and grow healthily.
The recent trend in the lawn care is the use of the organic fertilizers. These are environmental friendly and harmless to the plants. Literature on organic fertilizers is plentiful on the market. The cost of the organic fertilizers isn’t much more than that of chemical fertilizers, but organic fertilizers last longer.
The type of lawn care you decide on depends on your budget, and the amount of time you have to spend caring for your yard each week.