tips on mowing and taking care of the lawn?

Answer 1

A lawn needs a few things to grow the two factors that you have control over are water and fertilising. You need regularly water your lawn and the best way to do this is to use a automatic sprinkler. You will find that lawns (and also plants) will look and be a lot more healthy if they are watered at regular intervals, just like we eat breakfast, lunch and dinner around the same time every day. Your lawn will need a surprisingly small amount of water.

The second factor is feeding your lawn. Your lawn needs a balance of fertilisers and natural material to look its best be the the healthiest it can. There are heaps of products on the market, a trip to your local home depot will confirm this. Just like humans lawns don't want to eat the same foods year in year out.

What to do?
Use two different fertilisers each year, one such as Scott's lawn food to replace all the nutrients that the lawn has absorbed from the ground. The second fertilizer should be some type of manure this will introduce more of the organisms that the lawn needs to break down the nutrients already in the ground.

Mowing
There are many different types of mowers on the market from the cheap to the expensive. There are a couple of things you should be mind full of when buying a mower.
Firstly make sure its easy to use by selecting one with a quality engine.
Secondly make sure it has larger wheels so that it is easier to push around the yard. Ball bearings in the wheels will make the mower much easier push. You will really notice the difference in ball bearing wheels after a couple of seasons, the mower will still be as easy to push as when you brought it.
Thirdly, Make sure that you get a mower that has four blades underneath. The reason being that a mower with two blades will not "cut" the grass but "bash" and break it. If you look at the tips of newly cut grass they will be green, looking at newly bashed grass they will be brown and your lawn will look sh*t.

FOURTHLY!!! If you want an awesome lawn that does not fade during hot and dry weather and fill with weeds when it does rain buy a mulching mower, they will cut the grass so fine that it falls to the bottom of the lawn and is absorbed by the ground. It does two things 1) acts as a mulch to retain moisture 2) acts as a fertilizer.

If you follow these instructions you can have the best lawn in the street just like me!

Answer 2

To have a great lawn requires an observant eye. Having said that regularly go out and take a close look at your yard. Look at the color of the grass, check the soil ph at least once a year. Add fertilizer at the beginning, during, the growing season. Watch for deceases and pest problems when you make your observations. Mowing your grass to the proper height for the type of grass you have is very important. there are many other things you should know and i would really suggest you make a trip to Lowes or Home Depot and buy a book on lawns to get all the information you need. I certainly wish you luck with your lawn it can be a lot of work but very rewarding.

Answer 3

I've only had a large yard to keep up for about four years. Advice that I found useful, along with a lot of the other advice already written here, is to keep the grass long, especially in summer. I have mine at 5 inches. This, along with automatic mulching by my mower, helps keep the moisture in and reduce watering, therefore the cost to maintain it.

For looks, I mow back and forth across the yard, rather than to the curb and back to the house. You don't notice the path of the mower as much, for some reason.

Buy a good fertilizer twice a year and use a broadcast spreader which is inexpensive to purchase. My fertilizer was developed by Texas A&M University. These spring and fall fertilizers are specially formulated with the nutrients needed for the weather conditions during the upcoming seasons.

Answer 4

Mow once every two weeks. Try Scott's brand fertilizer for each season for any grass type. Works great. Make sure you get the right season and lots and lots of water along with some - TLC! Hope it helps

Answer 5

Any backyard mower with a sturdy engine and blade can help you you accomplish your purpose. To keep the moisture contained in the soil (throughout the time of spring/summer season) the backyard ought to stay at a height of three and a nil.5 inches. Water the backyard only at the same time as the soil will change into dry. If the grass remains death after making those adjustments, flow on your interior sight nursery and search for his or her advice.

Answer 6

The key is regularly...Mow regularly, keep about 2 inches tall for healthy lawn and feed and seed regularly.

Answer 7

mow no shorter than 2 inches - fertilize and put down pesticide (for grub control to eliminate food for moles) in the fall