what is the best way of keeping grass green other than watering?

Answer 1

You can't always keep it green. Watering and fertilizer will help keep it green longer; but grass has its growing needs, and if it's too cold or too hot, it will become dormant. Then it will revive when conditions go back to its normal needs. Also, grass dies. About 15% of a lawn dies each year, no matter what you do to it, and after a while this can make the lawn seem less lush and green. So every fall, in September or October, you should completely reseed the lawn, keeping it moist with a light watering every couple of days until the new growth is up--about a month. Doing this every year will help keep the grass thick.

Answer 2

Fertilizer. Lawns love nitrogen. So get a fertilizer that is high in nitrogen. That's the first number typically stated on the label. If you want to investigate a cheaper way out, look into urea. Most farm suppliers have some type in stock. It will green up your lawn in a hurry but you need to be careful with it so you don't burn the lawn.

This from Wikipedia:

Urea is an organic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen, with the formula CON2H4 or (NH2)2CO.

Urea is also known as carbamide, especially in the recommended International Non-proprietary Names (rINN) in use in Europe. For example, the medicinal compound hydroxyurea (old British Approved Name) is now hydroxycarbamide. Other names include carbamide resin, isourea, carbonyl diamide, and carbonyldiamine.

Answer 3

Sorry, but water trumps everything. You can put on fertilizer till the cows come home and without water the grass will go dormant and eventually die. All nitrogen supplements, ammonium nitrate, etc. won't work, ironite, time-release fertilizers--none of that stuff works without water. Everything in animal and plant cells are primarily in water. If you want a green lawn it will require water. The normal amount recommended for a lawn to stay healthy is one inch per week. If nature doesn't put it down for you, you'll have to. If you can't or refuse to get used to a straw-colored lawn.

Answer 4

Organic fertilizers are not water soluble. They do not leach out and pollute our waterways. They are 100% soil food. They contain a balance of carbon,N-P-K and trace minerals. They release their nutrients slowly-- at a rate that allows plants to absorb them as needed. Synthetic fertilizers contain an imbalance of nutrients and glut plants, especially with nitrogen, causing rapid but weak growth which encourages the attack of disease and insect pests.
Lava sand- it isn't just sand. It is pea-sized pieces of volcanic rock that hold moisture in the soil providing paramagnetic energy- a low level natural energy that aids in root development and crop production.
Texas green sand- is an iron-potassium silicate that is naturally deposited undersea. Much of Texas was covered by seawater milleniums ago. This is an excellent source of iron and many trace minerals. Texas green sand should replace Ironite which contains significant anounts of arsenic and lead.

Answer 5

Aerate, water, feed, weed, and reseed as needed. Call or visit your local county extension office, a local plant nursery, or master gardener's group. They probably have a web site. The will be able to tell you what zone you are in, what time to apply pre and post emergents, what to use in shady vs. sunny areas of your yard, etc. If all else fails, either ask the county ext. office to send an agent out to see what is wrong, or contact a landscape service and get their recommendation. Good luck!

Answer 6

Much Nitrogen. That's the first number of the three on bags of fertilizer. Scotts brand usually runs in the 30's. I, personally, buy 46-0-0 at our local cooperative. It's cheap and does a wonderful job. It's NOT slow release, though. So you add a little bit every three weeks or so.

Answer 7

Sure, it's called Ammonium Sulfate it's ingredient is Nitrogen, nitrogen will give plants a dark green appearance, and make them grow ,look for 20-0-0 on the label, that's where your dark green color comes from!

Answer 8

Fertilize it. Also leave grass clippings on the lawn (acts as a mulch)

Answer 9

Sprinkle a slow release fertiliser on the lawn and water it. This fertilisation will last longer than the regular types.

Answer 10

Get a bag of Sotts Weed & feed 2+1 fertalizer/turf builder.It will make it look like safdeco field.