Charlottecountylawns.com - Lawn Care Techniques
It seems to me, many folks I speak to don’t really understand their lawn and how to help keep it healthy. Proper watering is key to healthy turf. I can do the best job in the world on the mowing, but if the grass is water starved it will still look poorly.
There are many things that can help a lawn & I’ll give examples for each.
Irrigation: Irrigation should be done in the early morning or late afternoon when temperatures are cooler to minimize evaporation loss. Check & calibrate your system to make sure all grass zones are getting even watering, then do the same for the zones that irrigate your plant beds. Keep in mind your lawn typically requires more water than your plants do, so don’t drowned them.
Aeration: Aerating your lawn can be helpful even here in florida where the soil is sandy, It can still get compacted. Aeration can be done with a spike aerator which simply punched small spikes into the ground, or the prefered method is a plug aerator which actually removes little cores from your lawn & deposits them on the surface. This can allow root systems access to more air, water, & nutrients while giving the roots a little growing room. Ever notice why the grass growing up through those annoying fire ant mounds is so green & grew taller, faster than the rest of the lawn? The pesky ants inadvertantly aerated that spot in your lawn for you! See what aerating can do!
Fertilization: I’m sure you’ve heard before how important fertilizing can be. It gives your lawn the vital nutrients to grow really heathy & green! I have a biased opinion here but, have a pro do this for you. If you are going to do this task DIY, that’s fine too, but remember to follow the spread rates on the products bag, & water it in well! Especially if you are going to use a granualar product as I have seen many burn their lawns with fertilizer doing more harm than good. Ever notice that spot over the septic tank is thicker & greener all year long than anywhere else? Yup, you fertilize at least that part of your lawn on a regular basis. Wouldn’t it be great if the whole lawn looked that good? It can.
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Chuck Cantasano
AAA Quality Clean Cut, LLC. - Lawn Care & Landscaping
(941) 380-3118
Port Charlotte Lawn Services
AAA Quality Clean Cut, LLC. is a Port Charlotte based Lawn Care and Landscape business providing service to greater Charlotte County (Including Punta Gorda, Deep Creek, Englewood, Rotonda) and North Port, Florida. We are new to blogging and this is as much a “test” as it is a first entry. We offer everything from Mowing and Lawn care services,Landscaping, Landscape design and Installation, Plant bed maintenence, Trimming and Pruning. I look forward to future entries where I will go into more detail on all related subjects.
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