Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Weeds On Spring Lawn Care

By Andrew Caxton

Spring lawn care will pay all year round with beauty for your eyes. Take the time to do the required work on your lawn during spring months and live free the rest of the year.

Fertilizing.

Spring is the moment when you remember that you have a lawn.If the lawn has been neglected all the winter, you will have to work to get it okay but it is worth to do it just for the sake of a good evening with your family and friends watching the thick,lively grass under their feet, even when you have don't tend very well your grass, you can put your lawn in good shape again: it is simple and trouble-free process for those who love gardening and have no much experience.

Important Tips on Spring Lawn Care

Raking

Yes, raking is a work that some times seems not very pleasant. You have to do the raking of your lawn very well and no just skimming it, if you refrain to do a deeper raking, thatch will be thicker than the desirable, along with dead leaves. Raking is part of the beauty treatment you are giving to your lawn: a very important tip for caring for your lawn is to rake correctly. Remove thatch and leaves, a thatch build-up that is higher than one-half inch is excessive,if you do a good, deep raking during the fall, you will be saving time and effort for the next spring concerning lawn care, even if you made a good raking in the fall, it is recommendable to make a spring raking work. Aeration

If your lawn is subjected to very hard traffic during all the year this will finish ruining your lawn. If your lawn is compact, it is due to lack of aeration. Aeration keeps the grass lively and thick.Lawn aeration is the best remedy for compaction, unless your lawn compaction problem is very serious, it is recommended to aerate only in the fall season,due to serious soil compactness maybe your soil pose a very urgent problem to solve, only in that case you can aerate out of season.

Overseeding

If you have patch of soil, without any grass growing on it, you need to overseed,causes may vary, lack of watering is very frequent as well as to heavy traffic on the site , neglecting , or dog or other pets spot, anyway,you need to overseed the grass. A great solution, known as ?overfeeding lawns and very simple.When you overseed, is necessary to apply a quick-release nitrogen fertilizer,this must be done five weeks after the grass have germinated, notice that spring is not the best time to oversexed your lawn, but if you feel that your lawn aspect is disastrous , you can do it,other way postpone till fall.

Fertilizing

The best way to improve your lawn and take a good spring lawn care is to fertilize. Want organic fertilizing style? Use compost and a mulching mower,it is inexpensive and simple. Prefer chemicals? It is not advisable to use chemical that can risk you and your family health, but is going to use some chemicals on your lawn, a lighter feeding during spring will be enough. In fall a heavier feeding can make your lawn look really beautiful.

Weeds On Spring Lawn Care

Last word for weed: Don't forget to pull any weed on your lawn. Include the measure to cut your grass higher,so you prevent the sunlight feed the weed. Weed have deep roots and many times you have to remove weeds digging them out by the roots,spraying weed is not very effective in fall, but if you choose it, remember to follow the indications on the herbicide label.

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