Recommendations For A Healthy Organic Lawn
It may be the middle of winter in many areas, but lawn care and its strategies are not that far away. When you keep your lawn healthy with organic methods, you can keep a good-looking lawn without using harsh chemicals and pesticides. Here are some recommendations for you to have a healthy and organic lawn all season long.
Reseed Your Lawn
Your lawn is not always going to be perfectly filled with an expanse of lawn growth as it will occasionally have weeds that can choke out the lawn or have the potential for grubs in the lawn. When you experience a bare spot in your lawn, be ready to reapply a new seed mixture to help the area grow more thickly. The thicker your lawn is growing in, the fewer chances you will have for weeds to emerge in the bare patches. When no lawn is growing in a certain spot, weeds will take their opportunity to cover the soil, so rake up the bare spot in order to loosen the soil and apply new lawn seeds. You can also add a layer of compost or mulch to the area to cover the seeds and provide food and nutrients for the new seedlings to emerge.
You should also keep an eye on your lawn soil for any compaction to the area without weed growth. Soil that is compacted and hard will be difficult to grow new lawn seeds, so consider aerating the soil first. Then, when you apply the new lawn seeds and compost layer, it will have a better chance of healthy regrowth.
Protect Against Weeds
One of the best ways to protect against weed growth is to keep your lawn growing thickly over your yard. And to do this, you should apply an organic fertilizer that will help your plants stay thick with regular growth. Organic fertilizers will remain in the soil and slowly add nutrients to your plants that won't cause excessive chemical runoff. But because organic fertilizers take longer to work, they will last longer throughout the season.
You can also strengthen your lawn's health by letting the lawn's clippings stay with your lawn. Don't bag and collect the clippings because they contain a high amount of moisture and also nitrogen, which your lawn needs to stay healthy. Just be sure you only mow when the lawn is dry so the lawn clippings stay loose and can fall down into the existing lawn plants. Then, remove one-third of the lawn's length or less so you don't stress your lawn. A lawn that you keep at a longer length will shade the lawn's roots and help retain moisture better, and you won't stress the plant out by requiring it to regrow its leaf covering.
For more tips, contact an organic lawn care service near you.
