Spring Lawn Tips
- Clear debris/rake
First things first, clean up. Clear out any dead grass and leaf litter that may have fallen from trees. Make sure your soil is dry when raking. If it’s too moist, you may pull healthy grass.
- Aerate
Heavy foot traffic can cause your soil to compact which makes it too dense for water, air, and nutrients to reach the roots of your grass. To aerate your soil, you need to introduce tiny holes into your soil which allow nutrients to penetrate your grass roots. This can be as simple as spiking with a garden fork or for larger projects you can hire equipment.
- Fertilise
A good lawn is fertiliser is essential part of a good looking lawn. A high-quality fertiliser will hydrate your grass and bring it into good health, protecting it from heat and drought. Carefully measure your lawn area and measure the correct amount of fertiliser. Apply fertiliser to dry lawn evenly. You can fertilise around four times a year.
For a good fertiliser make sure it contains all the major nutrient elements: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). Nitrogen helps produce the green leaves in the plant. While Phosphorus and Potassium gives the lawn good root development, strenght and disease resistance.
- Overseed
Sowing new lawn seed to your existing lawn rejuvenates and improves the colour of your grass. A newly seeded lawn develops stronger roots than older grasses and a lawn that's been oversown will also be less prone to weeds as denser lawns have less area for weeds to take hold. Overseeding in Spring will rejuvenate your lawn after winter. Choose your lawn seed wisely, ideally choose the same seed type as your existing lawn.
- Water
All lawns need water in dry periods. Watering needs vary depending on the climate, grass type and soil type. As a general rule you should encourage deep roots by watering your lawn thoroughly rather than a light sprinkling more frequently.
