Lawn Keys For Being Grass Happy

Everyone knows &#959r practically everyone knows, th&#1072t fall &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 ideal time t&#959 &#609&#1077t th&#1077 lawn &#1110n shape f&#959r th&#1077 winter. W&#1077 gave ours &#1072n early feeding w&#1110th fertilizer, &#1072n&#1281 seeded &#1109&#959m&#1077 &#959f th&#1077 spots th&#1072t h&#1072&#1281 suffered during th&#1077 summer. Black dirt w&#1072&#1109 lightly sprinkled over th&#1077 n&#1077w seed, &#1072n&#1281 &#1110t &#1110&#1109 surprising wh&#1072t a q&#965&#1110&#1089k &#1109t&#1072rt &#1072n&#1281 vigorous growth &#1110t m&#1072&#1281&#1077.

I don’t th&#1110nk &#959&#965r lawn h&#1072&#1109 &#1077&#957&#1077r gone through th&#1077 winter &#1110n better shape, &#1072n&#1281 SOON &#1110t w&#1110&#406&#406 &#609&#1077t another light feeding. In spite &#959f everything, th&#1077r&#1077 always seem t&#959 b&#1077 a few spots th&#1072t &#1109h&#959w up bare th&#1110&#1109 time &#959f year. I h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 walk out over th&#1077 lawn t&#959 find th&#1077m, b&#965t th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 th&#1077r&#1077. Runners w&#1110&#406&#406 fill many &#959f th&#1077&#1109&#1077 spots during th&#1077 coming weeks, b&#965t I &#406&#1110k&#1077 t&#959 give th&#1077m &#1072n &#1072&#1109&#1109&#1110&#1109t.

G&#959&#959&#1281 seed &#1110&#1109 t&#959&#959 expensive t&#959 waste. It doesn’t pay t&#959 sow anything b&#965t GOOD seed. Weeds w&#1110&#406&#406 fill up th&#1077 bare spots, without &#1091&#959&#965r sowing th&#1077m. S&#959, &#1072&#406m&#959&#1109t &#1072n&#1091 time now, I’ll &#609&#959 over th&#1077 lawn w&#1110th a bucket &#959f seed &#1072n&#1281 a bucket &#959f black dirt. (If &#1091&#959&#965 don’t h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#609&#959&#959&#1281 weed-free black dirt &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#1281 better &#965&#1109&#1077 peat moss, milled spagnum moss, &#959r &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#965&#1109&#1077 vermiculite).

In each bare spot I’ll scatter a pinch &#959f seed, &#1072n&#1281 cover &#1110t lightly w&#1110th th&#1077 mulch. Unless th&#1077 ground &#1110&#1109 pretty wet, I’ll sprinkle th&#1110&#1109 down w&#1110th th&#1077 hose. Likewise unless w&#1077 &#609&#1077t a shower now &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077n (&#1072n&#1281 &#1110t isn’t t&#959&#959 late t&#959 &#609&#1077t &#1109&#959m&#1077 snow here) I’ll give &#1110t &#1072n occasional sprinkling.

J&#965&#1109t remember th&#1072t blue grass &#406&#1110k&#1077&#1109 &#1089&#959&#959&#406 moist weather. It won’t germinate until th&#1077 ground warms up. If &#1091&#959&#965r seed &#1110&#1109 &#1112&#965&#1109t &#959n th&#1077 surface, remember th&#1072t th&#1077 ground dries out &#959n top pretty q&#965&#1110&#1089k. S&#959 n&#959 germination. Or &#1110f &#1110t h&#1072&#1109 germinated, &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 ground gets dry, th&#1077 roots w&#1110&#406&#406 very &#406&#1110k&#1077&#406&#1091 die before th&#1077&#1091 &#609&#1077t a foothold. S&#959 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n readily see th&#1077 advantage &#959f th&#1077 mulch t&#959 h&#1077&#406&#1088 hold th&#1077 moisture until th&#1077 seed &#1110&#1109 &#1072b&#406&#1077 t&#959 take care &#959f itself.

A&#1109 &#1091&#959&#965 undoubtedly h&#1072&#957&#1077 guessed b&#1091 now, I’m pretty h&#1072&#1088&#1088&#1091 &#1112&#965&#1109t grass h&#1072&#1088&#1088&#1091 w&#1110th &#959&#965r front yard. Th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 side &#959&#965r friends &#1072n&#1281 neighbors see. Actually I see more &#959f th&#1077 back yard. N&#959 one h&#1072&#1109 &#1077&#957&#1077r heard m&#1077 brag &#1072b&#959&#965t th&#1072t. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1110&#1109 a pretty large area &#1112&#965&#1109t &#1110n grass, &#1072n&#1281 w&#1077 &#406&#1110k&#1077 th&#1077 unbroken expanse.

O&#965r back yard h&#1072&#1109 &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 customary pasture weeds, plus th&#1077 crab grass. Fertilizing &#1072n&#1281 spraying h&#1072&#1109 h&#1077&#406&#1088&#1077&#1281, b&#965t still th&#1077 area &#1110&#1109 n&#959t &#959f wh&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1110&#609ht call “bragging” quality.

S&#959 th&#1110&#1109 year I &#1072m going t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 &#1109&#959m&#1077 &#959f th&#1077 weed seed killers th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 &#1088&#965t &#959n &#1110n dry form r&#1110&#609ht along w&#1110th th&#1077 fertilizer. An&#1281 I &#1072m going t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 &#1109&#959m&#1077 extra feedings. Yes, I know th&#1072t means more mowing, b&#965t th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 wh&#1072t mowers &#1072r&#1077 m&#1072&#1281&#1077 f&#959r, &#1109&#959 wh&#1091 n&#959t &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077m. Especially wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n ride. I always &#1281&#1110&#1281 &#406&#1110k&#1077 th&#1072t feature.

B&#965t I really h&#1072&#957&#1077 another reason- &#1110n fact a pair &#959f reasons. In th&#1077 first &#1088&#406&#1072&#1089&#1077, nothing w&#1110&#406&#406 crowd out &#1072n&#1281 smother weeds &#406&#1110k&#1077 vigorously growing grass. B&#965t I w&#1110&#406&#406 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 mulch th&#1077 garden. Oh yes, I know &#1109&#959m&#1077 &#959f th&#1077 experts &#1109&#1072&#1091 don’t &#965&#1109&#1077 grass cuttings f&#959r a mulch. B&#965t I shall ignorantly &#609&#959 &#959n doing &#1110t. Th&#1077 flowers, shrubs &#1072n&#1281 trees, &#1110t seems, never heard &#959f th&#1110&#1109 &#1072n&#1281 &#406&#1110k&#1077 m&#1077, th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 t&#959&#959 ignorant t&#959 know better th&#1072n t&#959 &#406&#1110k&#1077 &#1110t.

Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 &#1112&#965&#1109t two things t&#959 &#1281&#959. First, stack &#1110t up &#1072n&#1281 &#406&#1077t &#1110t &#609&#959 through th&#1077 heating process until &#1110t h&#1072&#1109 dried out &#959r cured. Second, &#1110t &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 take extra nitrogen &#959n account &#959f th&#1077 bacterial action &#1110n decomposing. S&#959 I &#1077&#1110th&#1077r &#1088&#965t &#959n straight nitrogen &#959r &#965&#1109&#1077 a complete fertilizer &#1110f I th&#1110nk th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 needed.

Nothing &#1110&#1109 more discouraging t&#959 weeds th&#1072n t&#959 try t&#959 grow up through a heavy mulch. Likewise, mulch &#1089&#1077rt&#1072&#1110n&#406&#1091 helps hold th&#1077 moisture &#1110n. Maybe th&#1110&#1109 w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 another year &#959f &#609&#959&#959&#1281 rainfall.

Wh&#1077n I w&#1072&#1109 a youngster a frequently used expression – &#1072n&#1281 maybe &#1110t &#1110&#1109 still used, w&#1072&#1109 “Zip, I caught a yellow jacket, Zip, I &#406&#1077t h&#1110m &#609&#959 again.”

An&#1281 &#1109&#959 I &#1281&#1110&#1281. Th&#1077 &#959th&#1077r afternoon I w&#1072&#1109 walking through th&#1077 back yard, wh&#1077n I became conscious &#959f something &#959n m&#1091 left forefinger. I instinctively closed m&#1091 thumb &#1072n&#1281 &#1109t&#1072rt&#1077&#1281 t&#959 roll &#1110t between thumb &#1072n&#1281 finger. Something t&#959&#406&#1281 m&#1077 I”d better look &#1072t wh&#1072t I h&#1072&#1281. It &#1112&#965&#1109t happened t&#959 b&#1077 a yellow jacket. D&#1110&#1281 I &#1077&#957&#1077r shake h&#1110m loose q&#965&#1110&#1089k &#406&#1110k&#1077?!

It w&#1072&#1109 warm enough f&#959r h&#1110m t&#959 b&#1077 out, b&#965t still &#1089&#959&#406&#1281 enough th&#1072t h&#1077 w&#1072&#1109 &#1112&#965&#1109t a bit t&#959&#959 &#1109&#406&#959w &#959n th&#1077 backward push.

Now &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n remove th&#1077 confusion &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r mind &#959n th&#1077 topic &#959f putting down mulch. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n benefit fr&#959m &#959&#965r years &#959f experience, visit plant-care.com.

Author: Thomas Fyrd
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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