How to Make Your Lawn Greener Than Your Neighbors
How to Make Your Lawn Greener Than Your Neighbors
Pretty much every homeowner wants their property to look great and part of that is a lush, green lawn. When you ride down your street and look at your neighbor’s lawn, do you envy their green, healthy grass? Does your grass look patchy, brown or generally unhealthy?
If so, there is no need to worry. We can have your yard looking like the greenest in the neighborhood. Here are several tips to consider if you are struggling with a difficult lawn:
Stop Cutting Your Grass So Low
Most people that have a lawn problem cut their grass way too short. A strong rule of thumb is to keep at least 75% of the grass blades intact at all times. If you are cutting your grass shorter than that, you are not giving your lawn a chance to thrive! Raise those mower wheels and your grass will start to green up in no time flat.
Regularly Feed Your Lawn
Fertilizer is extremely important to a lush, green lawn. Not using it will allow the weeds and various other problems to crop up and choke the life out of your lawn. Find a good product at your local home store and check the times of year to apply it properly for your area. Fertilizer can literally save your lawn.
Amazon is a wonderful place to get fertilizer and other tools to keep your lawn green and beautiful. Head over and find the options that make sense for your lawn needs.
Pay Attention to Your Signals
When you see spots on your lawn, you can be sure there is a reason for it. Many folks attribute this to bad soil or any number of other problems but the fact is, these things can be fixed.
Sometimes it is a disease, while others it might be a pest problem like insects or the local dog digging. Whatever the case, learn to respond to your lawn’s pleas for help and do something about it!
Make Sure Your Lawn is Getting Equal Watering
Uneven watering can cause a ton of problems and make your lawn look unbalanced and multi-colored. For that lush, green, even look you need to water your yard evenly too. Check for extreme hills, dips, divots and any other areas that can cause extreme runoff and uneven watering.
Remember that watering is best done every few days and to be extensive. (Assuming you don’t have a water shortage in the area)
Use High-Quality Lawn Equipment
If your mower blades are rusted out and have not been sharpened in ages, the yard is going to look rough because of it. Not only will your blades miss certain areas…it will cut the blades very unevenly and make them generally unhealthy. A poor mower is a huge enemy to a green lawn.
Green lawns that are well manicured are not an accident. They are babied and taken care of on a regular basis. If you want such a lawn, you will need to either pay for someone to do it or take on that same responsibility level.
Either way, a lush, green lawn is wonderfully enjoyable and a pleasure to enjoy. It is an investment that is well worth the returns.
