janet’s journal

When you are starting a new lawn you will have to choose between lawn seed or laying turf. Making use of grass seed is a great deal lower-cost than turf and has the advantage that you have a greater selection of different sorts of lawn seed to pick from. The best time to sow your lawn is in the fall or Spring as you need moist and fairly warm conditions. The summer would not be an ideal time to seed a lawn as you will have to water very frequently and hotter conditions are not best for the young seedlings to mature.

Different kinds of grass seeds develop at different rates so the length of time it will take for your new grass to be ready to use will be dependant on the type and the mixture of lawn seed that you use. You will also want to consider the kind of lawn seed you need. There are specific shade grass seed for regions that don’t get a lot of sunshine, sunny grass seed for areas that do! An extremely popular brand is Scotts grass seed.

If your lawn is not looking as green and healthy as you would like it may be time to consider some different lawn care treatments including the use of insecticides and making sure that you use fertilizer consistently.

Lawn Fertilizer

We do not suggest using fertilizer with a high level of nitrogen as this could cause the grass growing faster but with a poor root structure. A better fertilizer will have the correct ratio between potassium,phosphorus and nitrogen and promote the grass to grow strong, long roots. Organic lawn fertilizers slowly liberate nutrients into the earth, do not cause over application which causes browning of the lawn and supplies lasting release of all the needed nutrients which is a good deal healthier for your lawn.

It isn’t a good idea to use products for weed control indiscriminately all over the lawn as this just adds chemicals to the environment and is unnecessary. Buy a weed killer that is labeled as safe to use on lawns and use it as a spot weed killer only. Use a pump spray and target the weeds, not spraying around all over the lawn. In March or April it’s a good idea to use fungus and insect control.

Grub worms (the larvae of June bugs) can be a problem in many areas and can cause brown spots to develop on your lawn. They can easily be dealt with by using a granular insecticide that is spread over the lawn and watered in. You can prevent them by the use of a suitable duting the early months of the year.

A thick and green lawn is able to withstand invasion by pests a great deal better than a thin, unhealthy lawn! Stick to these lawn tips for a healthy lawn you are proud of.