3 Things Your Gardener Won’t Tell You

Posted by Riche Goldmann

July 1, 2009

by Riche Goldmann

Watering Is Very Important If you want to keep your yard looking good, you have to keep it watered well. Some cities, states, or even certain parts of the country to do not receive ample amounts of rainfall to keep a lawn well watered and moisturized. In addition, there may be seasons over a period of time where little or no rain occurs in an area. This is when you must jump in and do what Mother Nature is not doing and turn on your sprinklers to water your lawn. The following are some tips that should help you when doing this:

1. Be on the lookout for the color of your grass. Healthy grass will be a rich green color and will not have any patches of yellow straw-like grass. Plants should stand up tall and should have green leaves as well.

2. You should water your lawn during a specific time of day when it is coolest. This can be either early in the morning or later on in the evening just after the sun sets.

3. You should water your lawn at least once a week and at least two times during a drought.

4. Do not over water. This will also damage your lawn and garden. Most grass requires about 1 to 1.5 inches of water per week to stay healthy. You can either use a rain gauge to keep track of the amount of water you are supplying or you can use a small can the size of a tuna can or cat food can. Once the can fills up, you are done watering for the day.

Get Rid of Weeds and Fertilize Getting rid of weeds is really important as well; not only do they look bad, but they are also unhealthy, so either weed eat them or pull them out by hand. In addition, you should use a little fertilizer, preferably one with a combination of nitrogen phosphates and potash. The best time to fertilize is in the spring.

Once you have done your fertilizing in the spring, go back and re-fertilize again in the summertime. This time use a fertilizer with weed control.

Aerate Your Lawn It is important to use your lawn aerator regularly. What is an aerator? It is a tool that will help turn the soil and create holes in the top portion of the soil so that grass roots can get enough water and air. This also allows earthworms (which are a natural form of fertilizer) in to do their work.

In the fall and the spring, take time to aerate your lawn again, but make sure to only do it when your soil is damp. You can also use your aerator before you plant any seeds, to help promote optimal growth. Doing all of this will help make your lawn more beautiful.

These are just a few things you should know about getting your lawn to be more beautiful.

About the Author:

Riche Goldmann is a professional at home gardener. He has a green thumb and enjoys spending all of his free time making his garden majestic. He almost always uses an aerator to help him and purchases them from the Tractor Supply Company. He has also found lots of other cool lawn and garden supplies at Tractor Supply .

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