Proper Lawn Maintenance: How to Keep a Healthy Lawn

If you want your lawn to be as lush and healthy as possible, there are a few things that you are going to want to know when it comes to lawn maintenance.

First and foremost, you should know that do it yourself lawn care is not difficult, and so as long as you are willing to put in a bit of time and effort here, you can take care of all the lawn maintenance yourself.
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New Lawns How to Choose Fertilizers

Have you ever been to the lawn and garden center and been confused about which fertilizer you need? There are many different formulations and brands of fertilizer for new lawns. The only way consumers can make wise decisions and purchase the right fertilizers for new lawns is to be able to understand the numbers on the bags.

What to Look For

When you go to purchase fertilizer, you will see three numbers listed on the bags. These numbers are important. This numbers will tell you the percent of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium that is in the fertilizer.

Understanding a Lawn Soil’s pH

Before you lay sod or sow any lawn grasses, you should test the soil to determine its pH. The pH scale will range from zero to 14. A neutral soil has a pH of 7. Most lawn grasses prefer to grow in a soil that has a pH between 6.5 and 6.8.

If your soil test shows that the pH of your soil is 5.5 or lower, your soil is acidic. This means that magnesium, calcium and phosphorous are not readily available for your grass like they would be in a neutral soil. Acidic soil is commonly called “sour soil” because the soil’s organisms cease to work when the pH dips below 5.0.