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New and Existing
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New lawns, or should we
say, the idea of a new lawn, begins with loose soil.
The ground should be broken up, allowing new seed to
germinate and establish roots quickly. Compacted
surfaces, will hinder, or block seed germination
completely. No matter how much water you put down,
the seed will not germinate, and be able to root thru
the compacted soil. Sure, a small percentage may
succeed, but will come at a very low success rate per
seed application. As well, the run-off from extreme
watering, without a good soil base, will result in the
seeds being lifted from the soil surface, and washed
away.
Existing lawns and mowing. You should not cut more than a 1/3 of
the grass blade. The response from low cutting,
results in the grass working harder and using resources
to re-grow the loss in blade length. These
resources are best used developing deeper roots.
Also, cutting low results in higher sunlight penetration
to the ground surface. This dries out the soil,
causing you to water more, so the grass can continue
using more resources to develop longer grass blade, than
root development. Allow the grass to develop
longer grass blades, then consider maintaining a higher
height. Take Bermuda for example: Unless you
have the special golf course variety, 2 inches is
recommended by professionals.
Core, or plug aeration can help a great
deal.
For more in-depth information, we recommend Scotts
Lawn Guide available at
BOOKSAMILLION.COM . |
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