Lawn Care Basics
Many types of grass on peoples’ lawns in the
Sunlight is one element of lawn care that people cannot provide for it. All plants need sunlight to survive; if a person were to live in an area with less sunlight they should be careful in choosing a grass. Some types such as Kentucky Blue Grass, rye grass, or fuscue grass are forgiving in this way. Places with lots of sunlight will need grasses which are a bit more tolerant of the heat, and will sprout up early in the spring. To keep warm weather grasses happy, the lawn care regiment includes the need for plenty of water during extremely hot months to keep their color. Warm weather grasses include centipede,
Every lawn care regiment should include fertilizer as nourishing the grasses in this way will help to build a thick green lawn that is desired by everyone. Fertilizing is important because a well fed lawn will not need as much long maintenance. When the grass doesn’t have to ‘worry’ about starving, it can ‘focus’ on slow steady even growth. This slow and steady approach will give the grass strong roots and reduce the amount of cutting the lawn care routine. Stronger roots will withstand a cold snap or drought better as well as mowing and people walking or playing on their lawn. The basic lawn care routine should plan on four or five feedings each year including the first and last cutting. Booster doses are helpful after the first thaw, during the early days of summer when temperatures are rising or starting to equalize, and late in the summer when drought could be taking hold and/or temperatures are their highest.
Great lawns can’t happen in just a snap of a finger, continuous lawn care combined with preventive maintenance can help keep a lawn strong, green, and beautiful year after year. Giving the grass everything they need through out the year will help maintain a strong healthy lawn that will last.
