Tips For Lawn Care

We all know about watering plants and lawns, fertilizing those and what types to choose for full sun and what to plant in full shade, but when it comes to lawns there is a bit more information to have before one can be successful at having one.

Lawns should have a particular texture and color, and should be able to stand different weather conditions, and as any other plant it also needs to grow under healthy conditions, to be able to survive. To provide the soil with healthy conditions for plant growth, the gardener needs to follow all the right procedures to keep the problems under control and even prevent them before those happen. Water and fertilizing, are very important for any type of plant or tree to thrive, but things like checking the lawn and soil for other problems like, bugs and lawn diseases are just as important.

A single grass plant has 387 miles of roots. In a 10,000-square-feet, there are three billion miles of roots, in total you will find 329,000 miles of roots per foot of turf. The weight of it all is about 90 percent of each grass plant's weight, a 50 by 50 lawn, releases enough oxygen for a family of four, and it also absorbs carbon dioxide, hydrogen fluoride, and perosyacetyle nitrate.

Turf-grass is six times more effective than a wheat field and four times better than a hay field at absorbing rainfall. Sodded spots lose weight to 15 times less sediment that manufactured erosion control materials. In general, knowing some of this important facts about turf-grass and other types of grasses can contribute to the process of decision making.

Knowing about problems that contribute to grass loss, can help one make a decision about the type of grass, if any, to purchase. Here are some of the most common grass problems:

1- Grass shows discoloration signs like browning, and other stress signs like drying, thinning and wilting. To solve this problem by helping it survive through different whether conditions, checking it periodically and providing it with the right fertilizer.

2- A field in which the grass is thin and has a lot of weeds, signs of unhealthy soil conditions for plant growth, the solution is smart mowing, and watering practices. When the grass is thin and hard, use a core aerator to pull out small pieces of soil which will allow better adsorption of water.

3- Uneven and patchy grass areas, will require you to re-seed or re-sod the lawn, as this may be a sign that the type of grass on the current lawn, is an incorrect variety for the type of whether in that area.

Lawns are frequently considered a luxurious addition to a landscape, and when one has the right lawn it becomes a priceless family paradise.