Friday 18 January 2013

Maintain Your Lawn Eco-Friendly

By Tyrone Alec


Grass Irrigation

Absolutely no two yards are the same and various grass types, climates, and soil conditions will require different levels of watering. A guide is but one inch of water each week in hot weather, but to essentially zero in on what your lawn needs, check your soil type. The water drainage of soils varies broadly; get the soil tested for clay, acidity and other factors to get to know your yard much better. Experts suggest that oftentimes, one weekly sprinkling is preferable to a little every day. When you know what your yard's threshold is, build up to the perfect level of irrigation needed. Over-watering isn't a good idea, particularly if there is certainly dead grass or any other material trapping the water at the ground level.Keep an eye on the sprinkler to ensure that you don't flood your yard.

Grass Fertilizing

Experts recommend fertilizing new turf or grass over the spring and fall, not during the summer. When it comes to the right kind of fertilizer for your lawn, you'll be looking at your soil types again. The common kind of fertilizer combines three ingredients for good healthy green grass: potassium, phosphorous and nitrogen. This mix is generally spread on lawns in pellet form: lawn care workers drive "hopper" dispensers over the yard in mowing-type patterns, scattering the fertilizer pellets across the ground. Hoppers can be rented at the local equipment shop.

Seasonal Lawn Maintenance

Along with aeration and fertilizing, some property holders do other lawn care over the annual cycle. Many decide on some pesticide application early in the year or summer. Others do "seeding" for more grass with a specific time of the year. It's vital that you stay consistent together with your seasonal cycle and to always keep track of how your treatments are affecting your grass.

Yard Aeration

Lots of people outside the lawn care industry miss that one. Aeration is yet another treatment which will get you healthy green grass; again, it's usually done in the spring or fall. Yard aeration is actually making holes in the earth for the grass to breathe. Healthy grass needs an air supply. After some time, dead grass can produce a layer that stifles your lawn. Lawn care contractors use motorized "aerators" that make these breathing holes in your yard. The marks of aerating will be visible for several days, but it doesn't tear up your yard an excessive amount of, and the benefits usually outweigh the short-term disturbance of the yard. Consider aeration for keeping green grass in your yard; yard care workers will help you with aeration and other sod design and setting up ideas.




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