You may have neither the time nor inclination to produce a lawn that looks like a putting green, but having said that, if you’ve got lawn then you want it to look nice. Your Turf is a plant just like any other perennial in your garden, and so it needs a bit of care and attention to be able to grow and thrive and show itself off to your neighbours!
Lawn Care involves regular mowing through the growing season, and regular accurate application of a good Liquid Lawn Fertilizer. Start mowing in late spring when you can see new growth. Set the cut between 1.5 – 2,5cm high. Cut once or twice a week depending on the speed of growth. As growth slows during autumn, cut less often and rarely in winter, and never when it’s frosty.
There are a number of Lawn Care products on the market for “Feeding” or “Weeding”. Most are in pellet form and if you don’t apply it evenly you will see varying colour and growth. You need to apply these pellet fertilizers just before it rains as there’s a risk that you’re grass may ‘burn’ as the pellets resting on the leaves scorch the foliage if the sun is strong.
To overcome this risk you can use a Quality Lawn Fertilizer. You should begin feeding your lawn at 4 to 6 week intervals commencing in March through to October. Use Superspray type Garden Sprayers to apply the Liquid Lawn Fertilizer to your lawn. Connected to your hose pipe, this sprayer mixes the concentrated Liquid Lawn Fertilizer as you spray. It’s much easier to get a more even feed with less effort, it’s not as time consuming and there’s no risk of scorching either. It’s better if you feed either early morning or late evening to minimise evaporation.
When it comes to weeding you’ll see that regular cutting along with regular accurate application of a Quality Liquid Lawn Fertilizer will discourage or even get rid of most of the moss algae and weeds that begin to take over when your lawn is undernourished.
If you look at your lawn the most obvious weeds are the bigger flat leaved varieties like Dandelion, plantains etc. Mowing & Feeding your lawn will over time get rid of these, but if you can’t wait; you can easily dig these out with a long blade knife but you’re then left with a small bare patch that if not grassed will become home to another weed.
Here’s a good idea for you! Next time you’re in the Garden Centre, look out for the pot carrying trays which the plants are standing in. Garden Centres usually throw these trays away and so can be “free” for the asking. Look for one with the circles about 8cm diameter. Fill these with seed compost and sow grass seed in each circle. Very soon you’ll have a small circle of turf ideal for making an instant repair after removing the offending weed. The turfs can last as long as you want them to; just keep mowing with scissors.
