Sometimes there are physical or mechanical problems in a lawn that cause it to look unhealthy. These conditions are usually permanent or repetitive, and they’ll continue to cause trouble until you locate and correct them. Make sure to fertilize & water your lawn properly.

Here is a list of physical problems that can produce lawn troubles:

* Applied Chemical weed killer or pesticides - If spots appear in your lawn after chemicals  have been applied, check whether the shape of the spots bears any relationship to the course you traveled with the dispenser or spreader. Spots that appear as streaks,squares,, or half moons are probably chemical burns. Water the areas heavily to leach the excess chemicals into the ground. The lawn will eventually recover.

* Spot persisted through all the season - sight across the bad spots of the lawn to see if there are any high or low spots. Either of these physical features can bother grass too much water in a low spot or too little water in a high spot.

* Does water stand on the surface or run off? - Compaction by traffic, a build-up of thatch beneath the grass, or just plain soil contrartiness can be responsible for this conditio. Open up the compacted area with a soil corer or aerator.

* Sprinkler system - always check your sprinkler system if it gives enough waterto the area.

* Bad Spots in shady area - If the shade comes from the trees, then thin out the branches to let more light for the grass to grow better. Feed lawns growing under the tree at least three times a year to replace the nutrients taken by the tree. Some trees are moisture robbers. Try watering the grass around the tree more than the rest of the lawn and cut higher grass under trees.

* Female dogs roaming around the premises - They can be responsible for little dead spots often surrounded by a ring of very green grass. Soak the spots with water and grass should begin to grow, if not, ressed the area.

* Something might be wrong underground - Use a soil corer or auger, a soil sampling tube, or a spade to dig down and find the problem. If there is some debris below, remove it. If there is a layer of hard clay, dog it out and replace it with good soil that is similar in texture to the soil above and below the clay layer. After you finish,make a seedbed over the area, sow new grass seed, and treat the spot like a new lawn until the new grass is up and growing.

Eco-Friendly lawn care is one of the healthy ways to take care of your lawns. American lawns has generated a large amounts of “green waste”, waste water, require tons of herbicides, and would cost much money and time.

“According to the Audubon Society, the average American lawn generates almost 2 tons of clippings a year, and requires 2½-4 times more water than shrubs or trees. Homeowners use 50% more herbicides than they did 20 years ago, spend 40 hours per week mowing the lawn each year, and spend over $8 billion annually on lawn care products and equipment.”

Here are some more tips for a more Eco-friendly lawn care:

1. Instead of using a conventional gas-powered lawn mowers, use an electric or manual push mower to cut your grass to avoid air pollution and global warming.

“According to Sylvan Garden, “atypical 3.5 horsepower gas mower…can emit the same amount of VOCs—key precursors to smog—in an hour as a new car driven 340 miles. To top it off, lawn and garden equipment users inadvertently add to the problem by spilling 17 million gallons of fuel each year while refilling their outdoor power equipment. That’s more petroleum than spilled by the Exxon Valdez in the Gulf of Alaska.”

2. In maintaining your yard, Use hand tools or electric-powered tools such as hedge trimmer or lawn edger. Don’t use gas-powered tools instead, Use good old fashioned push broom and rakes for yard clean up, instead of noise and air polluting leaf blowers. Don’t use the hose to wash down your driveway or sidewalk, as this is just a waste of water. On the coasts, the leaf and grass clippings end up in the gutter and go down the storm drains, out to the ocean.

3. Diversify your lawn by planting a mix of different grasses–that way, if one variety doesn’t do well or dies, you still have grass that can “take over” for the dead variety. But you can also use organic fertilizer for your lawn.

4. Avoid toxic chemical pesticides and herbicides According to PANNA (http://www.panna.org/campaigns/pesticideFreeLawns.html ) “Every year U.S. homeowners apply at least 90 million pounds of pesticides to their lawns and gardens…pesticides are applied more intensively for lawn care than for farming! One recent survey reported that when informed about the risks posed by lawn chemicals, nearly 70% of homeowners indicate a preference for non-toxic alternatives.

5. Conserve water. Instead of using sprinklers, water your lawn with a hose. This will avoid waste of water from runoff as well as avoid water spills from your sidewalks and driveways.

6. Conserve water. Water your lawn by hand with a hose instead of using timed sprinklers.Water at night to avoid evaporation of water before it has a chance to soak into the ground.

7. Save your grass clippings you can use them as mulch for your yars. It is anything that is put on top of the soil around your trees and shrubs to give nutrients back to the soil, grass clippings, tree bark, leaves and other yard called a “greeen waste” also a food waste from the kitchen ans even shredded newspapers. Mulch breaks down over time an adds up nutrients to the soil. Mulch also prevents soil erosion and hardpan (tough, dried-out topsoil). Make a compost pile and feed it your grass clippings.

8. Research plants that are native to your area and resistant to pests and drought, and replace some or all of your grass with these low-maintenance alternatives. I’ve let the shrubs in front of the house, on one side of the yard, grow down to the front sidewalk, eliminating about 24 square feet of lawn.

Try to follow these simple ideas for your lawn..lesser environmental impact, save money and you can have a healthy green lawn that you always long for.

One of the most important tool of lawn care is to watering your lawn and when it and when watering your lawn, you need to have proper lawn sprinkler. There are six general types of sprinkler to help you determine which of them to use according to your lawn’s size, layout of yard, soil type and price range.

1. Stationary Lawn Sprinkler – This sprinkler is very affordable. They come in different designs. Its lawn’s area mostly depend on the shape, size and pattern of the holes and on the water pressure as well. Stationary sprinkler works best with low water pressure but they don’t throw water too far that’s why they are good for small areas of lawn since most of them spray water through pattern of holes in its top.

2. Rotary – also called a revolving sprinkler because the water is thrown from the tips of two or three spinning arms. This is not recommended for sandy or sloped areas since the water goes down quickly. They work best on similar lawns because rotary types have a low throw radius. And during hot summer, its great for kids to run through.

3. Oscillating – It is the most common among the six types. As we usually see on lawns, they spray out a fan-shaped curtain of water and they are a metal arm oscillates back and forth to cover a rectangular area. It is ideal for watering big areas of lawn because of its Oscillating types. Also, Its gentle spray is perfect for newly seeded areas and clay soils that absorb water slowly.

4. Pulsating – an impulse sprinkler for large lawns and is consider the most effecient among the six types. A very durable kind that has a single water jet that sits close to the ground. Distribution of water is even over large areas with circular or semi-circular patterns. Its spray of water on the ground is very strong making it wide resistant that is close to the ground so the lawns could absorb water easily. And you can select spray patterns as you would like to be so you can control the height of the stream. As well as adjust the spray to full jet and fine mist for newly seeded lawns.

5. Traveling Versions – Also a self-propelled type of sprinkler that have wheels and follow a garden hose. Its cord is laid out by the user. Its pattern is two rotating arms spray water in a circular. The arms can be adjusted to vary the diameter of the spray circle. This type is expensive and well made. The arms can be adjusted to fit the diameter of the spray circle. When choosing a traveling version, this could be the best among other types because it can be use to water large, irregular lawns over several hours and make sure it has an automatic shut off valve.

6. In-ground Systems – Lastly, the in-ground sprinkler or lawn irrigation system that is best for large lawns or in those regions that grass doesn’t grow very well without enough supplement of water. This is also expensive to install and purchase. But once installed, you’ll not gonna be using a hose around to water your lawn. And when you’re away, Make sure they are installed in a pattern that ensures complete and uniform coverage.

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