No matter what your experience, yard care calls for the right instruments. As technology proceeds and a new array of instruments are put into the market, having the appropriate tools can be confounding. However, for the aims of this written piece, the fundamentals will be adequate. Throughout the course of the year you’ll require a lawn mower, garden rake, fork and sprinkler.
Winter
The seasonal extremes, winter time and summer, is when your lawn is at its most helpless. However, winter is your grass’s ‘off season’. It’s necessary to step back and allow nature to do its job. Rake remaining leaves and waste from the lawn, dig in with the fork and air it out sparingly. Let Mother Nature to do its job and let the winter time precipitation do the dirty work for you.
How low can you mow? As a general rule, a lawn mowing height of 3 cm in the winter months will be sufficient. But more on mowing later.
Spring Time
As the temperature rises, so also does your involvement. Spring grass care necessitates a more intensive procedure as you prep for the summer time.
Airing out is particularly vital through the Spring Time and Fall. Why? Airing out when the ground is too wet or dry can damage your soil. Airing out over chilly time periods permits your lawn to respire, releasing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen into the lawn. As the degrees start to rise, gradually turn on your sprinkler or hose and water lightly.
Summertime
The summertime is your yard’s peak season. It’s when social gatherings spike, walking is greatest and heat sears the ground. Carefully examine your lawn in search of those tell-tale signs of dehydration. Is there streaking of color, has your dirt lost its bounce?
As you examine faintly do the blades spring back or droop? If so, run your sprinkler and disperse water smoothly throughout your dirt. one to two inches will usually suffice. As results vary, up the amount appropriately until your yard returns to form.
Mowing too low during the summer time will expose roots to the heat. For that reason we recommend a mowing height of 6 centimeters.
Fall
Throughout Fall the weather calms down and leaves are dispersed from sticking out plants. Lack of removal will produce the arrival of empty patches on your yard. It’s time to decrease hydrating and increase the frequency of aerating again.
Your lawn is a living, breathing plant. Maintenance is ongoing and ground conditions can happen. Follow the given ground care rules of thumb and your dirt will succeed for years to come.
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