A healthy green lawn

December 28, 2008 on 8:53 pm | In Garden |

Having a healthy green lawn is fairly simple.

Primary components

  1. Grass - Choosing the correct variety for your area is always the first step.
  2. Soil - Know your soil and take steps to improve it short and/or long term.
  3. Sun - While some grass varieties will do better than others in less sunlight, Having adaquate sun is vital to grass health.
  4. Water - Watering or irrigation to supplement rainfall.

Once you have a lawn established your work has only begun. To maintain lawn health the typical lawn will require, fertilizing, weed control, insect control, regular mowing, and watering as needed.

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  1. Fertilize heavy in the fall! This will give grass an opportunity to thrive while the weeds and crabgrass are dormant. It will also give your grass that early green headstart next spring.

    Comment by Stupid Wisdom — December 28, 2008 #

  2. Aeration helps your lawn breath and drain better. Apply lime when aerating your lawn. A starter fertilizer and overseeding can also be done when/after aerating.

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  4. Lime helps by correcting soil ph. The goal is to get the soils ph in the optimum range for lawn health.

    Comment by Stupid Wisdom — December 28, 2008 #

  5. A Homeowner’s Guide to Fertilizer
    NCDA Soil Fertility Note 8. Understanding the fertilizer label, calculating nutrient content, selecting a fertilizer grade & spreading fertilizer

    Comment by Stupid Wisdom — December 30, 2008 #

  6. Dethatching and Aerating Lawns

    Comment by Stupid Wisdom — December 30, 2008 #

  7. The best aeration tool is a rake. Thatch is easily removed by raking your lawn. Add lime, fertilizer, then overseed and gently rake again.

    Comment by Stupid Wisdom — December 30, 2008 #

  8. Earthworms are critical to having rich fertile soil. They do attract a few pests but they are worth it.

    Comment by Stupid Wisdom — December 30, 2008 #

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