Interested in taking up gardening as a hobby or do you just want a perfect lawn around your home? There are many ways and techniques on how to have a perfect lawn. But for the moment let’s discuss 3 lawn tips for homeowners who take gardening on as a hobby.
- Do not overdo it with the use of fertilizer
The use of too much fertilizer makes the growth of grass and plants much faster due to which your lawn would need much more mowing and trust me no one needs that. A lot of homeowners use too many pesticides and fertilizer. Too much fertilizer can also be bad for the environment as it could wash away in lakes and streams which could clog them with algae.
To find out the specific needs of a lawn you can always get your soil tested after every 3 to 4 years by spending soil samples from your lawn to the lab. This test costs around $20 or sometimes even less than that. This test will reveal the main contents of your lawn’s soil which mainly includes organic matters, soil, nitrogen and nitrates, phosphorus, texture and lime. This test will then help you out on what kind of fertilizer should be used on your lawn.
Most of the different fertilizers come in the form of pellets and dry grains, which should be distributed evenly either using hand held fertilizer spreader which mostly cots between $13 to approximately $80 or you could use a wheel spreader which costs around $90.
You should keep in mind that the fertilizers should be applied in spring and fall. We do this often for our client so click here if you need help with this.
- Don’t over water!
The main thing that homeowners do wrong while trying to maintain their lawns is that they over water them. Too much watering encourages a lot of water wastage as well as a lot of shallow roots. Always keep an eye open when to water your lawn. Some signs that show that your lawn needs watering are
- The grass of your lawn gets a slightly blue tinge.
- The footprints on your lawn remains compressed.
- The soil within your lawn will resist when a screwdriver or a steel rod is pushed within the ground.
One of the best options is to buy a sprinkler which will cost you from $10 to $60. To check when to change the place of your sprinkler put an empty tuna can on the lawn and once it is filled you can change the place of the water sprinkler and start the measuring process again.
- Always mow often enough especially with sharp blades
If you wish to have a lawn filled with green grass the best option is to cut your grass frequently which helps in making the grass grow thicker while also helps in keeping the weeds out.
Other than these 3 lawn tips for homeowners there are also a lot of other tips that you can check out to well maintain your lawn.
