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Fall lawn care secrets for healthy grass in the spring

Fall lawn care secrets for healthy  Take advantage of the cool fall weather to fertilize, control weeds, and improve the health and appearance of your yard. A little work now will pave the way for a lush, green carpet when temperatures warm up again in the spring. Try these fall lawn care ideas to ensure a healthy lawn next year. 1. Adjust your mowing height If you raise the height of the mower in the summer to reduce heat stress on your lawn, return the mower deck to its normal height in the fall (about 3 inches is ideal for most grasses). Mowing your lawn a little shorter in the fall helps prevent the grass from sinking under leaves and snow. However, avoid cutting the grass too short. Tightly mowed turf has fewer roots and allows weeds to gain a foothold. 2. Water your grass a lot If a summer drought persists into the fall, consider watering your lawn twice deeply before the onset of frost. Fall lawn care, which includes several inches of deep soaking, helps transit...

Organic Lawn Maintenance tips

 Organic Lawn Maintenance Guide If you think you can get a lush, beautiful lawn using chemicals, you will be in for a pleasant surprise. Maintain a healthy, easy lawn without the use of conventional pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers! Organic lawn maintenance includes organic fertilizers, appropriate cutting procedures, and natural herbicides to create hard, healthy soil. When you use organic matter, you improve the structure of your soil, provide the roots with nutrients, and help create pest-resistant soil. Follow our Organic Lawn Maintenance Guide for tips on growing lawns where others may be 'enviously green'. Share this Organic Lawn Maintenance Guide with Friends and Neighbors. You Can Encourage Them to Join the Organic Lawn Maintenance Force! Get a soil test Healthy soil contains a lot of organic matter and is rich in microbial life. Fertile, fertile soils are the building blocks of healthy grass, which naturally repel pests and weeds. Take the guesswork ...

5 Ways to Landscape with Ornamental Grass

 Landscape with Ornamental Grass Ornamental grasses look simple and beautiful but can make a bold impact on your landscape. From their decorative properties to practical applications, these low-maintenance plants will keep you happy for many years to come. Try one of these five ways to use grass in your yard. 1. Wall the Line The use of grass to line up a walkway creates a beautiful path for visitors to progress. They also act as a gentle transition point between the hard edges of the stone and the adjacent planting beds and preserve the natural look. 2. Hard containers The lawn will attract in containers just like it does in your yard. For maximum play, arrange tall grass with short flowers and a leafy ivy or goliath. Three plant species (green) thumbs per container is a good rule of thumb, but you can use less for a symmetrical look like the pots shown here. 3. No slippery slopes One of the most effective uses of grasses is to prevent soil erosion, especially in mount...

Understanding Understanding Basic Lawn Care Tools

 Basic Lawn Care Tools Unless you hire a lawn service to take care of your weekly lawn maintenance work, every homeowner will rely on a few important tools to take care of a lawn. Some of these tools should be used frequently, you should own them, and others can be rented from time to time as needed. At one time, the most powerful tools for lawn maintenance used two-stroke gasoline engines, a technology that allowed users to mix oil with gasoline to power engines. Although two-stroke engines are still in use, homeowners are increasingly leaning towards shaft or battery-powered hand-operated or electric tools. Battery technology has become increasingly efficient, and many homeowners no longer need any kind of gas-powered lawnmower. Many manufacturers offer systems that allow batteries to be transferred from tool to tool. For example, the same batteries can run garden maintenance tools such as a leaf blower, an edge, a string trimmer, and hedge trimmers, and small pruning...

Best time to water your lawn

 water the lawn Looking for a guide on how to water your lawn to get the greenest, greenest lawn in the block? You are in the right place! Read everything you need to know about lawn care, from the best time to water to lawn tips to water for different types of lawns, the Gilmore Lawn Irrigation Guide has fascinated you. We will explore: How long to water your lawn How often to water your lawn How to tell if your lawn is well watered Irrigation for different lawn types Routine mistakes when watering your lawn How long to water your lawn It is best to use one inch of water per week for lawns. To determine how long it takes to get an inch of water, place a plastic container in your yard and set a timer. On average, it takes 30 minutes to get a half-inch of water. So, give an inch of water to a lawn for 20 minutes, three times a week. This formula works best with healthy, well-drained soil. Healthy soil with excellent water retention in the root zone where the grass is most...