5 Quick & Simple Methods to Fix Your Lawn
You only need to do five quick steps to repair your lawn. Although there are different lawns throughout the country, these steps will work for almost any lawn. The first thing you need to do is evaluate the problem. For example, if your lawn has yellow spots, it could be from fertilizing too much, pests, or not getting enough water. When you discover the problem, you can keep it from causing trouble in the future.
Thatching- This is one of the first steps to repairing any law. Thatching can be done manually or with a machine. Most lawns get thatched in the spring or the fall, but it is safe to thatch your lawn anytime the grass if actively growing. Thatching removes dead and decaying lawn matter out off your lawn. This allows your lawn to breathe and it allows you more space to replant grasses.
Aerating- This can also be done by hand or with a machine. The best types of aerators leave coring plugs. Aerating is good for breaking up hard soils and also helps you with over seeding and fertilizing. Fertilizers can direct access to the root system and seeds can have a most place to germinate and grow from. Aerating increases the effectiveness of Lawn repair.
Starter Fertilizer - The fourth step is to put down starter fertilizer. It can be done with the same spreader used for the seed, and is as simple as over seeding. However it can make a world of difference in the germination rate of the seed giving you the most for your money. The starter fertilizer encourages fast root development of the seed helping the new grass to establish more quickly giving you a new lawn faster.
Over seeding - The third step to fixing a lawn is to over seed. Over seeding is merely spreading grass seed on top of the existing lawn. This can be done with a hand spreader as easily as any other type of spreader. Sometimes after thatching and aeration the lawn can be pretty sparse, if this is the case over seeding up to 3 times can prove very useful. However, patience is important when over seeding. It can take up to 6 weeks for the grass to come in, and a few months before it is well established.
Putting starter fertilizer on after over seeding is an important step. It gives the seed just enough extra nutrients to grow healthy. It is a simple step and can be done with the hand spreader as well, but is it essential to rapid and healthy root development in the new seed.
Spencer is a lawn repair professional. For more information on thatching or Lawn Aeration please visit our site.
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September 13 2009 04:04 am | Landscaping
