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.
To fix the hole, it is first necessary to dig down and see what caused the problem. Remove the top layer of sod around the hole with a garden shovel. Then dig down 4 inches into the soil, slide the shovel blade under the grass roots, and lift the sod out of the area. More Like...
LATESPRING: You also may need to dethatch your lawn if your thatch is thick and keeping grass roots from getting air and water. One indication of too much thatch is a spongy lawn. Or, if you poke your finger into the soil, the soil will be to hard to penetrate. Wait until late spr...
The heat of summer will slowly come to an end and the cool temperatures of fall will finally be among us. When it comes to the beginning of fall, a lot of people may think that this signifies the end of lawn care. Although time spent outside on your lawn may be greatly reduced, ...
Depending on the composition of your lawn’s soil, it can be deficient in one or all of these nutrients which causes dormancy. To remedy this, you need to supplement the soil with fertilizer that contains the missing pieces. While you can fertilize naturally with lawn clippings or compost, ...
To test the soil pH of your lawn, you’ll need to take clean soil samples. Then you need to send it to a soil lab or use an at-home testing kit.
aIt is also a good idea to test your soil – Weeds take over lawns mainly because the pH of the soil is not balanced, encouraging weeds that prefer acidic or alkaline soils. By knowing how to rebalance the soil, you encourage the strong growth of your lawn, crowding out existing weeds....
Place the plant in the bottom of the hole, and backfill with soil or compost to ensure good contact between the roots and the growing medium. Water the plant well to begin with to ensure that its roots have settled into the soil. ...
How to get rid of dandelions without the use of chemicals Dig up dandelions from lawns and borders by hand, removing as much of the long tap root as possible. This is easiest to do when the soil is moist. Dandelion removal tools, called dandelions weeders or dandelion grubbers, have a lo...
Step 3: Test and amend soil Step 4: Add starter fertilizer Step 5: Plant your grass seed Step 6: Cover and protect the seeds with straw Step 7: Water the seeds Step 8: Mow and control weeds When to overseed an existing lawn