If you're like most people, you can't wait until winter is over every year and you can get back outside. Even if you enjoy winter activities, after a few months, the snow and cold weather start to get to you. When springtime approaches, one of the first things you want to do is get your property looking it's best. A big part of that involves lawn care. This article will give you some helpful spring lawn care
tips to get you started.
Your lawn can really take a beating during the fall and winter months, even if you have done your best to prepare it with your favorite fall lawn care
tips. When the snow finally melts in the spring you could have quite a mess on your hands. It's almost a certainty that you will find dead grass, leaves, twigs and branches, and who knows what else. Obviously, the first thing your going to want to do is clean this up. If you don't, no other spring lawn care
tips will matter. After picking up all of the debris around the yard it's important to rake it as well. This will get rid of all of the dead grass that could potentially choke out the remaining grass. Another good spring lawn care tip is to aerate your lawn. During the winter, your lawn
may have been under the weight of snow for an extended period of time. This will compact the surface of your yard and make it difficult for water and nutrients to reach the roots of the grass. You can aerate your lawn
by walking around on it with a pair of spiked shoes or with various other tools that are designed for this purpose.
The next step in our list of spring lawn care tips is to give your grass a boost with some fertilizer
. There are several different types of fertilizers
on the market today. For years, people have relied on chemical fertilizers
to feed their lawns. There is, however, significant risk involved with using this. Chemical fertilizers
can run off of your lawn and into streams and other bodies of water, causing damage to the environment. They can also be harmful to pets and small children if you have them. A better idea is to purchase a good organic fertilizer
. This will be safe for your family and the environment. When you go to purchase your fertilizer
, you'll find that there are several to choose from, depending on the type of soil and grass
that you have. You may want to have a sample of your lawn analyzed to determine which type you should use.
Our final spring lawn care tip involves when you mow your lawn for the first time. It's a good idea to let your grass
get three or four inches high before that first cut. This will give the grass time to get healthy and green before you start cutting it.
tips to get you started. Clean Up
Your lawn can really take a beating during the fall and winter months, even if you have done your best to prepare it with your favorite fall lawn care
tips. When the snow finally melts in the spring you could have quite a mess on your hands. It's almost a certainty that you will find dead grass, leaves, twigs and branches, and who knows what else. Obviously, the first thing your going to want to do is clean this up. If you don't, no other spring lawn care tips will matter. After picking up all of the debris around the yard it's important to rake it as well. This will get rid of all of the dead grass that could potentially choke out the remaining grass. Another good spring lawn care tip is to aerate your lawn. During the winter, your lawn may have been under the weight of snow for an extended period of time. This will compact the surface of your yard and make it difficult for water and nutrients to reach the roots of the grass. You can aerate your lawn by walking around on it with a pair of spiked shoes or with various other tools that are designed for this purpose. Fertilization
The next step in our list of spring lawn care tips is to give your grass a boost with some fertilizer
. There are several different types of fertilizers on the market today. For years, people have relied on chemical fertilizers to feed their lawns. There is, however, significant risk involved with using this. Chemical fertilizers can run off of your lawn and into streams and other bodies of water, causing damage to the environment. They can also be harmful to pets and small children if you have them. A better idea is to purchase a good organic fertilizer. This will be safe for your family and the environment. When you go to purchase your fertilizer, you'll find that there are several to choose from, depending on the type of soil and grass that you have. You may want to have a sample of your lawn analyzed to determine which type you should use. Our final spring lawn care tip involves when you mow your lawn for the first time. It's a good idea to let your grass
get three or four inches high before that first cut. This will give the grass time to get healthy and green before you start cutting it.Spring Lawn Care Tips- Mowing, Aeration, and Power Raking
Published on Apr 15, 2013
Some important steps to better care for your lawn in the spring. This info on home horticulture
is by the North Dakota State University Extension.I would like to thank you for stopping by and reading my post "Spring Lawn Care Tips for a Healthy Yard
"Thanks again and y'all come back now.
Keep Smiling
reuben
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