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6 Useful Lawn Tips For Having A Healthy Lawn For Years To Come
- Leave grass clippings on the lawn. Some of the most valuable nutrients
can be added to your lawn by letting it reclaim these same nutrients from
the clipped grass pieces. While may people worry that adding grass clippings
or mulched leaves and branches will add or promote thatch to the lawn, but
this is not true. The more nutrients the better; for the most part, and lawn
clippings are best suited to support the living lawn.
- Alternate mowing patterns. Each time you mow try not to mow the entire
yard, but rather 1/3 of the overall yard. Also, each time you mow cover a
different 1/3 of the yard. For example, if you start at a 3 o’clock position
in your yard and go to a 7 o’clock position one time, start at 5 or 6 and go
to 11. Keep the mowing pattern varied and you’ll have a healthier lawn.
- Control weeds when they’re still young. It’s much easier to get a handle
on new weeds than when they’re older, more established and just plain harder
to remove.
- Water early in the morning. Most lawns need about 1-2 inches of water
each week. By watering the lawn early in the morning (4-9AM) it doesn’t have
a chance to encourage mold or fungus like nighttime watering does. This also
keeps the sun from burning up all the moisture, thus robbing your lawn and
your pocketbook.
- Avoid too much fertilizer. While more natural nutrients like those form
compost or grass clippings really can’t be overdone, the use of commercial
fertilizer certainly can be overdone. Don’t overdo the recommended doses of
fertilizer for your lawn or you run the risk of poisoning your lawn n the
long term.
- Buy a powerful and efficient lawn mower. Not only do powerful and
efficient lawn mowers cut grass better and more consistently, but they have
lower emissions which is better for the environment. Of course a manual or
electric mower is even better for the environment, but there are other
performance issues that come along with these other mower types that you
must consider yourself before making those decisions.
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