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Mowing
 Alternate
mowing directions to avoid forming ruts in your lawn.
In
hot weather, mow a bit higher (to encourage deeper roots).
Never
mow with a dull blade. You can easily remove and sharpen the blade,
or you can replace it fairly inexpensively.
Mow
the lawn when it is about a third higher than the recommended
mowing height.
Leave
grass clippings on the lawn, unless the grass has grown
very tall between mowings. The clippings will contribute organic
matter and nutrients as they break down.
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The Basics
Finally,
we get to the meat of the matter. If you've got the right soil,
and you've planted the right grass, how do you keep your lawn
mean and green? There are eight major components to lawn maintenance:
Watering
Mowing
Fertilizing
Fighting weeds
Fighting pests
Fighting disease
Aerating
De-thatching
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Spring Lawn Care
Tips
Take
your mower in for service, make sure you include blade sharpening.
Inspect
other lawn-care tools. Clean, service, repair or replace them
before the rush.
Clean
Up winter's leftovers-leaves that fell late, trash that blew
in, sticks and limbs that succumbed to winter harsh element
debris from beneath bird feeders. Rid planting beds of any dead
foliage. Also don't forget to remove sand and salt from pavement
areas
Don't
forget the spring raking, removing last years dormant and dead
grass blades will encourage this years new shoots to grow and
help to quicken the spring green-up process. Raking will also
help the turf recover from "Snow Mold", Snow Mold
causes circular
patches in the lawn
that appear be gray to straw colored. Raking away matted
grass will help the areas recover.
Prune
tree branches, roses, brambles and non-spring-blooming shrub
Do
not prune or trim blooming shrubs such as Azalea, Spirea,
Lilac or Rhododendron. If you do they will not have flowers
this season. Prune or trim after they have flowered.
Cut
back ornamental Grasses before new growth begins. Cut to a height
of 6 inches.
When
Planning to re-mulch ornamental beds think about an Ornamental
Bed Weed control, it can cut down on weeding work.
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