Gorgeous Grass Tips and Five Fast Simple Steps To A
Sensational Lush Lawn
Gorgeous grass next season begins with soil and ends with
seed
Take care of some essential lawn chores this fall and you'll reap the rewards next spring -
in the form of a lush lawn that is also a healthy, beautiful lawn. In fall, lawn grasses need to become especially
strong as the weather cools. Give them some TLC now, and your lawn will reap the benefits over the winter and into
next spring and you're on your way to gorgeous grass. During the fall, your lawn is getting ready to go
dormant for the winter. Your grass will rely on its roots throughout the winter season to obtain nutrients until
spring.
Following these five (surprisingly fast) simple steps will ensure a sensational lush lawn next spring.
1. First aerate soil
The healthier your soil is the healthier your grass will be. Good, aerated soil will make room for water,
nutrients, air and roots to move with ease. Aerated, healthy soil will hold water like a sponge, but at the same
time promote drainage. Aerating also creates a good environment for the micro-organisms, worms and other life forms
necessary for healthy turf. Without good soil you will find yourself doing lots of weed control and
over-fertilizing.
2. Don't delay dethatching
Thatch is the layer of dead grass that settles in between the soil surface and the green foliage of the grass.
Too much thatch interferes with nutrient and water absorption. To gauge thatch's thickness, take a 6-inch-deep plug
of sod and soil from the lawn and measure the thickness of the packed thatch. If your thatch layer is more than 1/2
inch thick, your grass will struggle to grow and you need to start dethatching.
3. Supply soil conditioners
Also called soil amendments, soil conditioners added to soil improve plant growth and overall health. Soil
conditioners are not fertilizers, but they do improve soil's drainage and some will also increase the water holding
capacity of your soil.
4. Sowing grass seed
Sowing grass seed will increase turf density and improve the overall health and appearance of your lawn. Seeding
in the fall helps the lawn recover from heavy summer traffic and it influences the lawn's look for the following
spring. A dense lawn is also the best natural defense against weed and insect damage. For a wide variety of grass
seed choices specifically formulated for your geographic region visit www.outsidepride.com.
An increasingly popular addition to backyard beauty is planting wildflowers instead of grass in hard to
maintain, problem spots, like slopes and banks. Outsidepride.com offers a wide variety of blends for nine areas of
the country, from the rainy Northeast to the dry Southwest. Adding wildflower seed this fall to your backyard will
add beauty and diversity to your landscape next spring.
5. Lawn care easy way is the better way
When it comes to labor intensive fall lawn chores like aerating, dethatching, and soil
conditioning, brute force isn't necessarily the best, most efficient way to get the job done. You could rent a core
aerator to pull up finger-sized cores of soil, but it takes a strong back and plenty of time to manage the heavy
equipment. If you have a small lawn, you can do the dethatching job using a thick-bladed thatching rake. But bigger
lawns call for a power thatching mower. Soil conditioning is easier, yet still time-consuming.
Try a labor-free, easy, all-natural option that's a liquid product, like LazyMan Liquid Gold. You can tackle the
tasks of aerating, dethatching and soil conditioning with a hose-end sprayer in a matter of minutes.
Non-toxic and all natural, LazyMan Liquid Gold's polymers penetrate hard soil and alternately attract or repel
water molecules, opening pathways to allow free passage of moisture and nutrients. A brew of microbes feeds on dead
plant tissue in the thatch layer, reducing thatch by half with just three applications at four-week intervals.
Finally, humic acids and soil fungi promote soil fertility and plant growth.
After one-step spraying of LazyMan Liquid Gold, you've already accomplished three essential fall lawn care
tasks. Now, all that's left to do is seed and feed.
By following these simple lawn care practices in the fall, you can put your lawn to bed and sleep easily knowing
that when your lawn awakens from winter it will be healthy and super-charged for spring. To learn about lawn care,
visit www.outsidepride.com.
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Gorgeous Grass Tips and Five Fast
Simple Steps To A Sensational Lush Lawn
Gorgeous grass next season begins with soil and ends with
seed
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