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Top Five Golden Rules For A Lush Lawn
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(NAPSI)-Creating and maintaining a healthy, lush
lawn may be easier with a few tips from the experts.
Here are the Top 5 Golden Rules from the lawn care experts at The Home Depot: • Water regularly. Lawns need 1 inch of water a week, either from irrigation or rain. Make sure your lawn gets this amount in one form or the other. To keep your water bills down, water early in the morning, before sunrise, and water deeply and less often rather than shallow and more often. • Mow high and often. Mowing properly is fundamental to having a beautiful lawn |
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Mowing produces a thick lawn, as it encourages grass
to grow low and spread wide rather than grow tall and sparsely.
To save time, consider investing in a zero-turning-radius mower. Combining zero-turn maneuverability with the comfort and simplicity of a traditional lawn tractor, the new iSeries Zero Turn Tractor from Cub Cadet is available at The Home Depot and can cut lawn maintenance time by as much as half. • Fertilize. The best-looking lawns are fed three to four times a year. For best results, fertilize in the morning while the ground is still a little damp. This will leave lines on the grass so you can see which areas still need fertilizing. Don't mow the lawn prior to fertilizing. Because all fertilizers and grass are not created equal, check with a sales associate for the program that is right for your area and turf type. • Control weeds. Weeds directly compete with desirable turf grasses for nutrients, light, space and water. In the early spring, apply a pre-emergent herbicide to prevent weed seeds from germinating. • Grow grass only where grass should be grown. Avoid the frustration of trying to grow grass in deep shade, under a mature tree, in high-traffic areas or on steep slopes. A lush lawn creates a lasting impression, so remember to water, weed and feed your lawn well. Provided by NAPS
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As
a general rule, you should remove less than one-third of a blade of grass to
avoid stressing it. This may mean that you need to cut grass every four or five
days instead of once a week. 