Keep that grass healthy
Friday, July 31st, 2009Keeping a green lawn seems to be challenging to some and to others it seems to come with ease. So what is it these people that have the most beautiful lawns on your block know that you don’t? Here are some tips to keeping that yard looking fabulous and that your neighbors will envy.
1. Weak Grass: The best thing for weak grass is fertilizer. If you fertilize twice a year in the cool-season and gain in the warm-season you will prevent your grass form becoming weaker. Fertilize once around Halloween and then again around the Fourth of July.
2. Mostly Moss: Moss is an issue more in the rainy areas, because moss loves wet. Pulling out moss by hand or with a tool may be tiresome, but if you allow your grass to receive more than three to four hours of sun a day moss will eventually get gone. Otherwise change out where moss grows with a ground cover or a shade-tolerant plant.
3. Grass Disease: Water your grass in the early morning to help against disease. And if disease is still a problem, talk to a gardening center to learn more about what you can do to help.
4. Too Much Shade: Grass needs full shun no mater what. If your lawn gets too much shade consider putting in fescue or turf-type grasses instead.
5. Crabgrass Issues: Apply an herbicide to help against crabgrass and then apply a second application six weeks after the first.
6. Grub Worms: Use insecticide, it is the best way to combine grubs completely.
7. Compacted Grass: High traffic and other means can compact grass and it’s mainly in sandier soils. To prevent this Aerate your lawn whenever you see compaction and continue to do this regularly if foot traffic or other traffic is an issue. Collection of rainfall could be another issue, so divert your rain collecting in one or more areas.
