Mowing or rolling heavy objects across a wet lawn can create ruts. Ruts are also created by mowing the lawn in the same direction each time, as the soil eventually becomes compacted. To eliminate this problem, it's best to mow when the lawn is dry and change your mowing pattern each tim...
During one of the waterings between day 2 and day 5, apply the remainder of the 1st application of Lawnifi Grow from your New Lawn Starter Box. Make sure you are watering enough to get down into the roots and soil. Most individual sod pieces will dry out along exposed edges or edges ...
The resulting holes in your grass don't just look unsightly, but they also attract weeds, cause soil erosion and pose a risk for falling. Thankfully, a quick fix to repairing your lawn problem is as simple as a game of fetch. Dodge the Dog Before you fix dog holes in the grass, ...
Go over the entire lawn with the tines set to nick the soil surface to a depth of approximately 0.5 to 1.5 cm and then rake the large clumps of debris from the site. Another way to prepare the soil is to do an extensive aerifying. If you choose this method, you need to go over ...
As said above, allow clippings to stay on the lawn to filter down to the soil, decompose, and recycle nutrients back to the roots. Clippings are all the fertilizer healthy lawns need (along with manure dressing). However, if you plan to fertilize, see timing below: ...
Compacted soil can cause many problems for your lawn, garden and home. Here’s what you need to know about compacted soil, how to prevent it, and how to fix it when it happens.
Finding the right balance can be a challenge, especially if your ground stays consistently wet. Moisture consistency is something, as a gardener, you need to pay special attention to. There are lots of ways you canimprove drainageto help wet soil dry up more effectively. I’ll tell you abou...
Granular, or dry herbicides, are small pellets coated with herbicides that can be applied with a broadcast or drop spreader at the rate specified on the product label. Either choice of granular or liquid herbicides will perform well on your lawn. The most important thing to look for is that...
Patchy dead spots can result from all sorts of lawn problems such as fungal diseases, animal and grub damage, or heat and drought. Follow these steps to repair bare spots on the lawn successfully.
Fertilizing is essential to achieve a healthy, green lawn. Learn what to do, when to do it, and what to avoid with this guide to lawn fertilization.