Lawn Care At Home

Fall Lawn Care Tips

For many, having the a beautiful lawn needs the services of a professional lawn care company to take care of all their lawn care requirements and that this is the only way. It is not always the case and for home owners it really only needs the proper knowledge to be able to do it on their own. Whether they are into the traditional methods of lawn care or promote organic lawn care, there are just a few simple things they need to do to allow them to grow their lawns without the excessive weeds and pests that would otherwise hinder the proper and healthy growth of their lawns.

Taking Soil Care Into Consideration

During the seasons or early fall and spring, taking the time to follow a few simple steps that will cater to the needs of the soil below the lawn is very important. First of all, the soil can get compacted and this would mean that the grass root system will also be affected as the it will also be compacted. To solve this problem, you will need to increase the aeration by pulling plugs out of the grass. To simplify this task, machines are available (to buy or rent) that will help aerate the lawn. Many companies also specialize in the task of aerating lawns and this can be considered if you do want to buy or rent the machines to do this. Whichever way you look at it, the plugs need to be left in their places on the lawn to decompose which will give added nutrients to your lawns.

Another key lawn care tip for the spring and early fall is to check the soil's properties to see what nutrients it may be lacking.  There are simple soil testing kits that can be bought at garden supply stores that will tell what specific nutrients the soil is missing.  Once the test is done, the specific fertilizer should be bought that fits the deficiencies.  When the fertilizer is placed on the lawn, sometimes some will fall on the sidewalk and driveway.  This should be swept back onto the lawn so that it does not get wasted and run into the sewer with the rainfall.

Taking Pests Into Consideration

There are some pests that need to be taken care of in lawn care such as grubs.  In the spring, a section of grass should be pulled up to check if there are grubs in the root system.  If there are, one solution to this is to buy nematodes from a garden supply store or catalogue.  Nematodes are microscopic worms that will kill the grub larvae so that the grubs never are able to affect the roots.

In order to kill other pests, shrubs and trees should be planted around the yard to attract birds that will eat these insects.  In addition, ladybugs and green lacewings can be bought from garden supply stores which will also help to fight destructive insects from destroying the lawn.