A lot of people like to make sure that their lawns are cared for and look nice to outsiders. If you live in a neighborhood where everyone has a perfect lawn, you might take lawn care a little bit more seriously than other people in other neighborhoods.
How often should you care for your lawn?
This depends entirely on how you want your lawn to look. You should only get a lawn care service if you have a lot of work to do in order to get the lawn of your dreams, but you can perform lawn care yourself whenever you think it is needed. If you want your grass blades to stay at about 3 inches long, you should cut them as soon as they grow past the 3 inch mark.
Do you need to fertilize your lawn?
This depends on how healthy your grass is. If the grass is a bright and healthy green, then you should not have to fertilize the lawn. But if the grass is more of a dull green, or even a yellow color, then a little bit of fertilizer will definitely help it grow healthier.
Dirt patches in the grass
When you have dirt patches coming through where grass has died and not grown back, it can be a little bit of an eyesore. You can easily fix this by throwing some grass seedlings into the dirt patches. The grass doesn’t take long to grow when you fertilize and water it. Which brings us to…
Should you water your lawn?
You should water your lawn if you have had little to no rain in the last week or so, especially if you are in the middle of summer. But in the winter seasons, you do not need to worry about watering the grass as the cold will kill it anyway. But if you are in a drought and the grass is starting to turn a yellow color due to the lack of water, you can spray the lawn down and let the grass soak it up to stay healthy.
Now if you want to hire a professional to take care of your lawn for you, here is what you need to know and when you should call them.
When you have bugs taking over your lawn
Lawn services can take care of bug infestations in your lawn by spraying special, grass safe, chemicals to get rid of the bugs. Bugs are not always a big problem, but when they are, it can be difficult to get rid of them. Don’t fight with the bugs yourself, hire a professional.
When you have a few shrubs that need cutting
Bushes and shrubs can be extremely hard to take care of when you are working with them on your own. But professional lawn service workers know how to cut the bush to make it shorter, while still having it look nice to outsiders.
When you are too busy
It can be hard to take time out of your busy schedule to give your lawn the proper care that it deserves. So instead of letting the grass grow, or die in the summer heat, you can hire a professional to take care of it for you. They can get to your home in the morning, and have it look picture perfect by the end of the day.
This is all of the basics that you need to know about caring for your lawn. Whether you are doing it alone, or you want to hire someone.
