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To Maintain a green and healthy Lawn is everyone’s dream. They try to grow good grass and mow it at the right time but cannot maintain it correctly. At this time Green Gold Landscaping comes up with some simple steps that can be followed to get a good, lusty, green grass in the Lawn. Follow these steps for a healthy Lawn in your home.

1. Getting the right Soil and Fertilizers

For growing any grass, soil plays the critical role. Pick up the right soil that suits the grass variety that you are trying to improve in the Lawn. Organisms in the ground have the same needs we do: to drink, breathe, eat, digest and excrete. So organically grow the soil fertility. Feed the soil with Natural manures and waste of the kitchen, so that the growth of the grass is natural. Growing herbs and other plants in healthy, living soil will make the plants more drought-tolerant, disease-resistant and maintenance-free. Natural compost provides all the nutrients to your healthy lawn and garden need to grow and stay healthy, and you can quickly make your natural fertilizer from kitchen and yard waste.

Never spend too much on Fertilizers without knowing your soil nature. First, test the soil and see what it needs. After then go for the fertilizers or natural fertilizers. By doing so, we can save the money spent on the Fertilizers.

2. Grow or choose the Right and top performing Grass varieties

For a lawn to be beautiful, the main thing is the Grass. The best variety of grass which have chosen, decides the Lawn performance and growth. Not all grass varieties are equal. Some grow tall, some are short, and some herbs prefer full sun, others tolerate shade, or foot traffic, or drought. Some varieties of grass grow slowly and have more resistance to disease. So choose the Grass that has more resistant to diseases, which reduces the need for fertilizers and mowing also. By selecting a grass variety that grows slowly also reduces the need for water and helps in conserving the water. So by this, you could have known the importance of the grass variety that has to be chosen for a Lawn. A right grass variety helps to grow a neat, beautiful, lusty Lawn.

3. Aerate the Lawn

Aeration is the process of getting more oxygen to the roots of the grass. Test the soil for aeration with an expert and follow the advise given by him. For testing by yourself use a screwdriver. Just insert a screwdriver into the soil, and if it pushes through quickly, then aeration is not necessary if not aeration is needed and go for it. Aeration with the right amount of water and compost improves the aeration process, and it helps the grass to grow green.

4. Fill up the patches on the Lawn

On a green grass Lawn, bare spots could be embarrassing. To remove these places add grass seeds to the spots. It helps the grass to grow in the spots, and green grass covers the bare patches. For an even application of grain over the lawn, use a broadcast seed spreader. Water the seed to help it establish. The best time for planting grass seed is after you have mowed the lawn, raked up any grass clippings, aerated and applied fertilizer.

5. Watering the Lawn

Watering is the most crucial step in Healthy Lawn maintenance. Without the proper schedule of your watering the garden, you cannot do Mowing, Seeding or give fertilizers to your Healthy Lawn. Watering the Lawn in the early morning helps the grass to absorb the water quickly. To encourage deep roots, water deeply once in a week. Do not over water the lawn; this might increase the shallow roots and diseases also. Install sprinklers to conserve the water and even the Lawn gets the necessary water.

6. Check for Weeds and Insects

A few weeds are inevitable in most lawns. Pull weeds, roots and all, by hand or with a handheld weeder. Over-seed with perennial ryegrass in a mixture to discourage and minimize cinch bugs, bluegrass billbugs, and sod webworms. Not all insects are infectious. Some are good for the Lawn, as the earthworms. These provide useful manure to the Lawn. So be careful while removing these insects and weeds in your Lawn.

7. Adjust mowing height and frequency

Last but not the least mowing. Mowing is done to keep the grass in right shape or desired shape. It can be done by using the mowing machines that are available. If you are growing different types of grass on the same Lawn, then mowing should be done according to the grass type. Be careful not to scalp down the grass, just remove only one-third off the top of the grass. Set the mower deck according to this. By keeping the grass taller, we can prevent the weed seeds from germinating, and this also helps in weed prevention. Also to avoid soil compaction keep the mowing pattern at 45 or 90 from the previous mowing direction. It also helps the grass to grow upright. If you are using your own mower, keep the blades sharp and rust free.

By exploring the above Lawn Care Tips, you can have a green, healthy garden in your yard. For any other assistance. Contact us! or call 914-882-5459 for assistance, our Team at Green Gold Landscaping is always at your help to improve your Lawn in Westchester County NY.