Advice and information for achieving the perfect lawn.
Read below and see our lawn care advice sections for helpful hints on maintaining the perfect lawn.
Lawn Garden Tips
Watering - Rainfall is normally sufficient to keep the roots supplied with moisture, but dry spells do occur in late spring and summer months. The first sign of drought will be colour change, from green to straw or even brown. It is advisable to water at the coolest time of day, early or late, and best with a lawn care rotary sprinkler. A good watering once a week is preferable to over watering, unless it is extremely hot. In this way deep root development will be encouraged.
Weed control – This is really down to good management. With an established lawn, laid with good quality seed or turf, the rules for maintaining it include tiie following. Appropriate mowing, at the correct height and little and often, and proper watering especially at the hint of a dry spell. For general lawn maintenance scarifying helps to control weeds and envigorates lawn growth, as does proper feeding. Good fertility combats the growth of weeds and builds the strength of the grass. Worm casts invite weed seeds, worm control is necessary, and prevention of disease in bare patches.
Fertilizer for lawn care – Lawns need their Spring feed most of all, especially one containing nitrogen, backed up with both phosphates and potash. One feed per annum is not enough, and a Summer feed, if the lawn is looking a little jaded should contain either a proprietary lawn tonic, or nitrogen rich fertilizer. An Autumn feed should concentrate more on phosphates and potash rather than nitrogen, possibly combined with a worm killer and disease preventive.
Mowing - Mowing keeps the lawn garden looking attractive. It should he done regularly, from March to October, with sharp blades, set not too low. It is better to mow when the grass is dry, to reduce mower clogging. The mower should be moved in a constant direction at a steady pace, and not hoovered backwards and forwards. When newly sown grass reaches 2″ or 3″ inches high, the top inch can be mowed with care.
