| Caring for the lawn becomes a pain during the | | | | or better still during fall. |
| summer. There are certain factors you simply | | | | Regular watering helps in retaining the moisture in |
| need to keep intact for the grass to look healthy. | | | | the soil. While watering the soil take care that it is |
| The amount of water provided, the nutrition level | | | | not in the noon as the water evaporates faster |
| required, the sunlight and the type of plants and | | | | during this time. Again, it is better to water the |
| their suitability to the environment are big factors | | | | whole area rather doing it in patches. You may |
| that need due consideration. | | | | want to consider installing an irrigation system |
| The maintenance should allow nutrients level to be | | | | instead of doing it manually but this depends on |
| retained in the soil so that the grass grows | | | | the size of your garden. 'Not too dry not too wet' |
| consistently. Proper watering is necessary and so | | | | should be the thumb rule to follow. Always water |
| is aerating and mowing your yard. This will provide | | | | the plants during morning or evening times. This is |
| that greener look for your lawns. | | | | one great way of having lush green grass. |
| While you are doing this, also check the location at | | | | The quality of the soild will also determine the |
| which the grass is growing. Grass would be | | | | level of growth and greenness of the grass. It is |
| greener if it gets enough sunlight although too | | | | important to maintain the right pH factor balance. |
| much of sunlight could also be harmful. If there is | | | | If this is not in the right proporytion, you need to |
| too much shade, you need to crop the branches | | | | add fertilizers and manure to increase the nutrition |
| to make way for sunlight. This will catalyze the | | | | levels. You may have to determine what fertilizer |
| greening process. | | | | works with the type of the soil in your compound |
| One of the things that you need to keep in mind | | | | and get an analysis done by the local laboratory. |
| is the number of people actively using the lawn. | | | | Alternately, you could ask your neighbors if they |
| The more the number of people in the higher the | | | | have tried using fertilizers. |
| chances that their lawn may be difficult to | | | | Once the nutrients are supplied, it all boils down to |
| maintain. On the other hand, you need to check | | | | the maintenance part. You need to keep the right |
| the level of oxygen in the grass is intact. too | | | | length by regularly mowing the lawn. This ensures |
| much activity on the grass reduces this and | | | | that the grass gets enough water and sunlight to |
| causes the grass to wither away in a short | | | | grow and shine. |
| duration of time. If you notice that that flat | | | | In sum, nutrition and proper maintenance of the |
| patches on the lawn, then you need to aerate the | | | | lawn should do the trick for you. In case this is still |
| lawn. However you also need to avoid doing this | | | | not working, you need to bring in professionals to |
| during the summer time as the grass cannpt | | | | provide you expert advice. |
| really take this. Its better to do this during spring | | | | |