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Service Green • January 4, 2020
5 Resolutions for your Florida Lawn
The new year is coming quickly and it’s time to make your New Year’s resolutions again. Are you going to do what a lot of people do and break your resolutions within the first couple of weeks? Let’s hope not.
A lot of people make a resolution to lose weight, save money, get a better job, and other stereotypical resolutions which never end up coming true for them. However, what if you could make a resolution which makes you feel good throughout the whole year?
Rather than make a resolution to lose weight, make a resolution to maintain the lawn on your commercial or residential property. You can break this down further into 5 specific resolutions which pertain to lawn maintenance and care.
Let’s examine them below.
1. Apply Fertilizer to the Soil of Your Lawn
You cannot have a great lawn without great soil. That is why you need to apply fertilizer to your soil throughout the entire year. Fertilizer contains many of the vital nutrients which lawns require to grow and prosper.
Make sure you purchase the right type of fertilizer for your lawn. Consult with a professional lawn care service provider for more information about fertilizers and which ones are the best for the health of your particular lawn.
2. Controls Weeds
Weed overgrowth can destroy your lawn. If you apply some over-the-counter weed control products to the weeds on your lawn, it’ll likely destroy the weeds and the grass together.
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For this reason, you should start planning to pull up weeds from your lawn as soon as they appear next year. Also, do some research and see which weed control
options are the healthiest for your lawn.
3. Mow Your Lawn Properly
Mowing your lawn is like getting a haircut. It is supposed to make your lawn look cleaner and better. But if you don’t mow your lawn correctly, then it might destroy your grass. The average person mows their lawn a couple of dozen times annually. Did you know this puts stress on the lawn?
It is important to have sharp mower blades which are adjusted to the appropriate height. Your blades should only be cutting off the upper one-third of your grass. For instance, if the height of your lawn is three inches, the mower’s blades should remove one-inch from the top of it. In addition, try to change the pattern at which you mow your lawn each week.
The seasons should play a role in your mowing schedule too. The summer months will require you to mow more frequently than the winter months. Don’t just stick to a fixed schedule of mowing two times per month. Also, don’t neglect the height of the blades because if you cut your lawn too short, it’ll kill the grass.
Set your lawn mowing schedule to the rate at which your lawn grows and doesn’t grow. Observe the color and length of the lawn. Those are indicators as to when it is the right time to mow. Too busy? Contact us today to have us service your lawn needs!
4. Repel Pest
Don’t leave water on your lawn for too long. The same goes for old tires, pieces of wood, toys, and other organic materials which may attract mosquito larvae and other bugs. The longer you leave these materials on the ground, the more likely that you’ll have a bug breeding ground in your yard. So, pick up all these materials from your lawn when you’re done using them.
If you happen to see mosquito nests on your property, then make sure you have some good quality bug spray stored in your garage or kitchen cabinet. This should get rid of them for you, or use bug repelling plants
instead.
5. Aeration
Periodically, lawns need to be aerated in order to let water, air, fertilizer, and light pass through the soil. If you don’t aerate the soil of your lawn, it’ll get compacted as time goes on. This will prevent fertilizer, moisturizer, and air from getting through to the grassroots.
The way you aerate your lawn is with an aeration machine. It functions similar to a lawnmower. All you need to do is push it up and down your lawn to loosen the soil. It may take some work but think of it as a good workout routine.
Call a Lawn Professional to Assist You
As you can see, maintaining a lawn takes a lot of hard work, time and dedication. If you’re committed to making lawncare your New Year’s resolution, but you don’t have the time or energy to devote to it, then consider hiring a lawn professional
to do it for you. A professional company like Executive Lawn Care can maintain the lawns of either commercial or residential property.
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