Yard Maintenance: Spring Tips For The Best Lawn

The sun is starting to shine, the days are longer, and the weather is warming up. That means it is time to start thinking about your lawn. If you bought over the winter months you’re probably excited to get out and get your lawn and yard in tip top shape. If you are thinking about selling this spring, a neat and tidy yard and lawn can help buyers in the Windsor real estate market picture themselves calling your home theirs. Maybe you are neither of those and just love a nice green lawn and yard. We’ve got 7 tips for you to get your lawn looking pristine this spring.

Clean-Up: The simplest step on this list. Make sure to clean up leaves, branches, twigs, rocks, and other debris left over from the winter months.
Dethatch: Now that the yard is clean of big debris, the next step is to get all that dead and matted down grass cleaned up. Use a stiff rake or a special dethatching rake to pull up and clear this layer of your lawn.
Soil Testing: Wondering why your grass seed won’t grow? To grow grass successfully, you need the right soil. You can find testing kits at your local garden centre to find out if your soil needs any help.
Aeration: If your lawn sees a lot of traffic you are going to want to aerate. As your soil gets compacted, roots have a harder time growing and spreading. Aerating will reverse these actions and help your lawn grow better and provide it with water, nutrients, and air.
Treat for Weeds: The best time to fight weeds is now, before they even emerge. If you don’t, you’ll spend the summer trying to rid your yard of them, most likely in a failing effort. Use a pre-emergent herbicide to prevent weeds from even starting this spring.
Seeding: If you have bare patches in your lawn, lay down a generous amount of seed. Be aware however, spring seeding requires lots of love and maintenance over the warm summer months and you may need to seed again come fall.
Equipment Maintenance: Before you get your mower out for the first cut of the year, be sure to bring your machine in for maintenance or make it a DIY job. All you need is to give it a quick clean, add fresh gas, a fresh air filter, and a fresh spark plug and you are ready to go this spring!

content courtesy: https://www.bobvila.com/articles/spring-lawn-care/

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