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When do you roll a lawn?

Usually its good practice to roll a lawn when its fairly wet, suchas in early spring, the soil is wet enough that it flattens outwith the roller. If you do it later in the sum… (MORE)

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When do you fertilize your lawn?

It depends on where you live. General rule of thumb is a light application in spring and a heavy application in fall. Only fertilize during summer if you notice your lawn is s… (MORE)

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What is lawn tennis?

lawn tennis is tennis. It was the original name when tennis courts were made with grass

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Why does a lawn need aerating lawn?

Your new neighbors seemed so normal at first. Everyone seemed totake care of their patios so well, the streets were quiet and theneighborhood association even brought you a ba… (MORE)

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When do you airate lawn?

The best time to do it is right aroud the begining spring time when the air is getting warmer.

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How do you get a healthy lawn?

There is no one "right" way to get a healthy lawn. There are several practices that can be used in order to achieve a great, healthy lawn. These practices vary, due to your ge… (MORE)

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What is a grass lawn?

It is the green things that grow out of the ground in parks and usually in yards and garden. A lawn is the same as grass . Like, you hear people saying that they 'mowed the l… (MORE)

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What is a lawn layer?

A lawn layer is sod that is put down on plain dirt to create agrassed area, or lawn.

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How do you fertilize the lawn?

First you go to a hardware store to go buy the fertilizer, then you either get some water hoes or a handle water bucket. You mix the fertilizer in the water and sprinkle the p… (MORE)

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What does lawn fertilizing do for lawn?

Fertilization is the practice of introducing essential plant nutrients into a turfgrass community. I like to think that the act of fertilization is slightly comparable to p…eoples eating habits. Just like people, a healthy lawn requires a balanced diet. Depending on your location, your environment naturally supplies certain plant nutrients on its own. Some examples would be decomposing leaves acting as compost, or the way that lightening releases nitrogen to the soil; even rain water can supply turf many helpful nutrients. If the nutrients supplied by the environment were to be compared to an item out of our diets, it would be like bread, butter and water. You could likely live following a diet of bread, butter and water, but you most likely wouldn't be considered "healthy". Your immune system would likely weaken, and I would assume you would have very much energy. When you don't fertilize you're lawn, you're basically asking it to live off from bread, butter and water. The lawn is going to be weak. Its going to be susceptible to heavy weed and disease pressure. Its not going to thrive the way it could if it had a balanced diet. Fertilizing balances your lawns diet. Your lawn has essential mineral elements that it needs in order to reach its potential and stay healthy. Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) compose your Macro Nutrients. These are the three numbers that are typically boldly labeled on the bag, the product analysis. These are the three key components in most products, and usually are available in the largest quantity, per application. Sulfur (S), Calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg) make up the Secondary Nutrients. These elements are all critical for a healthy lawn, assisting the Macro Nutrients. Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Molybdenum (Mo) and Chlorine (Cl) are the smallest required quantity, and they are known as Micro Nutrients. These nutrients are like your vitamins. Look at the elements, most of them are found in vitamins. Just like vitamins assist a balanced diet, these Micro Nutrients do the same for your turf. To sum things up, fertilizer is a combination of all, or some of the nutrients listed above. When properly applied, they promote a healthy lawn that will be more weed tolerant and disease tolerant than an unfertilized lawn. I hope this helps, I could have given you a text book answer, but I wanted to do it in more of a fun, easier to understand way. Some fertilizers require a professional applicator to apply them. If you are considering fertilization for your lawn, visit www.SmartLawnQuote.com and we will get you up to 4 quotes from your area's top fertilization applicators. Our service is 100% free for homeowners to use. For environmental reasons, proper application is a must, and SmartLawnQuote.com will be your most efficient way to find a licensed applicator. (MORE)