How do you get grass to grow faster or healthier??

Question

our lawn has patches and is growing very slow...

Answer 1

it may need both water and feeding. airing ( sticking a hayfork in the lawn) may increase the lawn health too... but first, water and fertilizer. preferably biologic stuff because that will keep the worms alive and they will keep feeding your lawn .... :)

Answer 2

Maintaining a rough lawn requires only occasional cutting with a suitable machine, or grazing by animals.

Higher quality lawns however require a number of operations. These may include:

Mowing, to cut the grass regularly to an even height
Scarifying and raking, to remove dead grass and prevent tufting
Rolling, to encourage tillering (branching of grass plants), and to level the ground
Top dressing the lawn with sand, soil or other material
Spiking or aeration, to relieve compaction of the soil
Watering, to prevent from going dormant and turning brown
Fertilizing
Pesticide application to manage weeds and insects

Answer 3

the first thing to do is cut the lawn and then scarify the grass and get as much dead grass from the lawn as possible ...use a fork to make thousands of holes while gently easing the lawn up to allow to breath ,water the lawn thoroughly.leave now until it is dry for a couple of days or so then when dry apply a course of weed and feed to clear all but the grass..leave for two weeks and then cut lawn...give the lawn a course of new seed to the bare patches and water the garden thoroughly... leave for a further two weeks until the new grass has grown sufficiently then cut every few days not letting the lawn dry out too much in the sun.

Answer 4

Patches turn yellow and dry from ferrel animal urine or droppings. May need to repatch with sod. Fertilize every 3 months, cut every 4 weeks, water every week. Keep extra seeds handy (check the specie of your grass first). The Marathon grass types (I, II, and III) are the hardiest and best, especially in the west coast.

Answer 5

fertilizer - Home Depot or Lowes has a huge selection for a do it yourself task or you can hire someone to apply it for you. Look in your local yellowpages.

Answer 6

fresh soil, seeds, and fertilizer

Answer 7

Lots of water.....that is the key right there !

Answer 8

fertilize it