Standing water in yard after rain or watering will automatically lead to a number of problems. From breeding mosquitoes to muddying your house. Your lawn will also become progressively worse as pests, fungi and diseases strike. This should make you establish how to soak up water in backyard fast. Before that lets find out the …
Brown Patches in Lawn? (Causes + How to Fix)
The sight of patches with the dead, dying, or dormant grass is very unpleasing, especially if your neighbor next door has a lush green carpet on their lawn. This clearly points that there is a serious problem with your lawn. The good news is that there are many ways of fixing a patchy lawn. But …
How Often Should You Fertilize a Lawn? (For Best Results)
It doesn’t matter how fertile your lawn soil is; overtime, it loses much of its natural nutrients and need to be replenished. Fertilizers contain nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, all of which are necessary for the proper growth of the grass. For you to achieve a healthy lush green lawn, you do not …
Dog Urine Spots on Lawn? (How to Treat Urine Spots on Grass)
Dog urine can create unsightly yellow or brown patches in a lawn. Without early intervention, dog pee can permanently kill your grass. Fortunately, you can treat neutralize the pee and treat the dog urine spots on the grass to have a lush green lawn. Dog Urine Spots on Lawn Dog urine contains high concentration of nitrogen …
How Do You Winterize a Lawn Mower?
Cooler weather usually take a toll on lawn equipment including mowers and irrigation systems. Cables corrode, debris clog tubes and fuel gets bad. Winterizing your lawn mower for storage is an important maintenance step that will see it running well when the next mowing season comes. In this handy guide, learn how to winterize a …
How Do You Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades?
For your lawn mower to be effective at its job, you need to have its blades sharpened at least once a year. Both use and disuse of the blades makes them blunt and the solution is simply sharpening them. After tuning up your lawn mower, the next thing you’ll want to do is to sharpen your …
Does Vinegar Kill Weeds Permanently? How to use It
Weeds compete with the lawn grass for the limited nutrients, thus affecting its proper growth. With time, the grass starts weathering, turns brown, and could eventually die. So, does vinegar kill weeds permanently? ANSWER: Vinegar contains acetic acid that permanently kills any type of plant it comes into contact with. The higher the percentage of …
How often to Water Lawn in Summer? (Daily or Weekly?)
Summers have so much heat and strong winds, both of which can steal so much of your lawn water and cause the death of your grass. It therefore means that, for your lawn grass to survive the harsh weather, you must water it often. On the flip side, the survival of your lawn turf does …
How Often Should You Mow your Lawn? (Weekly or Every 2 Weeks?)
It is everyone’s dream to have a lush green lawn, but that comes with investing lots of effort and resources towards yours. One of the many ways to keep your lawn healthy is by mowing it more often, especially when it is growing too fast. Letting your lawn grass grow too long may encourage the …
What to do with Grass Clippings (After Mowing)
The pieces of grass produced when mowing a lawn are called grass clippings. The main component of grass is water, and this explains why they decompose so fast whether left on the lawn or even when tossed in the composite. Grass clippings also contain very important nutrients like nitrogen, which is highly essential for the …