A great lawn is something that can really make the look of a home. It's something that helps to attract buyers for a house, and it's also a great space for you to enjoy and relax in. Also if you have children it's good to have a space that they can play in without scraping their knees.
One of the key ways to keep your lawn healthy is to make sure you're mowing it regularly during the spring and summer months, and that you're mowing it correctly. This is best done weekly, which might seem like a lot, but if you don't cut your grass whenever it's growing it can get out of hand. This doesn't mean that you should keep it as short as possible though. About four centimetres is a good length to maintain, as anything under two centimetres makes it easy for moss and weeds to grow through, while anything longer will allow it to get messy. For shady patches, or for gardens that take hammer from kids or animals, leave the grass a little longer, to make sure you don't kill it off by accident.
Lawn feed is a good idea if you want a good verdant patch of grass. It's important that you always follow the instructions with any feed, and don't apply too much at any one time. A good way of making sure the ground gets a gradual dose of goodness is to buy slow release granules. This also means less work for you, which is no bad thing.
Having some weed killer on hand is a good idea as well. You'll find that no matter how hard you strive some of those critters pop up, and then you've got to eradicate them quickly or else face the consequences of them seeding. Picking at weeds leaves the root, which means you've only put off the problem.
Finally, despite your efforts you might find the odd bare patch appearing. It's a routine part of maintenance to have to reseed a little each year. Of course if you're finding large areas are beyond saving, then you could consider doing the turf again too.
One of the key ways to keep your lawn healthy is to make sure you're mowing it regularly during the spring and summer months, and that you're mowing it correctly. This is best done weekly, which might seem like a lot, but if you don't cut your grass whenever it's growing it can get out of hand. This doesn't mean that you should keep it as short as possible though. About four centimetres is a good length to maintain, as anything under two centimetres makes it easy for moss and weeds to grow through, while anything longer will allow it to get messy. For shady patches, or for gardens that take hammer from kids or animals, leave the grass a little longer, to make sure you don't kill it off by accident.
Lawn feed is a good idea if you want a good verdant patch of grass. It's important that you always follow the instructions with any feed, and don't apply too much at any one time. A good way of making sure the ground gets a gradual dose of goodness is to buy slow release granules. This also means less work for you, which is no bad thing.
Having some weed killer on hand is a good idea as well. You'll find that no matter how hard you strive some of those critters pop up, and then you've got to eradicate them quickly or else face the consequences of them seeding. Picking at weeds leaves the root, which means you've only put off the problem.
Finally, despite your efforts you might find the odd bare patch appearing. It's a routine part of maintenance to have to reseed a little each year. Of course if you're finding large areas are beyond saving, then you could consider doing the turf again too.
