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Making sure your grass has an optimal height is not just about aesthetics. It’s also about ensuring that the grass can receive a correct amount of sunlight and that it will grow strong enough to withstand the test of the elements over time.   If you ask most experts, they will not give you a single ideal height for all grasses. That’s because each species of grass has a different metabolic rate, and it responds differently to stressors. Some grasses thrive better if they are allowed to grow taller, while others can stay shorter and still remain healthy.   The general idea is to divide grasses up into two categories: warm and cold season grasses. The warm season grasses need less sunlight to be able to use enough energy for optimal growth, so their height can stay at around 2 to 2.5 inches. On the other hand, cool season grasses need to be taller, and the rule of thumb is to mow them down to a height of 3 to 3.5 inches in the summer, and up to 4 inches when the weather get...

Although taking care of your lawn should be an important activity all year round (and yes, that includes winter), the summertime is a little more special because of the increased heat and the grass’ greater ability to grow and regenerate due to sun exposure. In the summer, watering and mowing your lawn should be done more frequently to make up for the increased water absorption and tendency to grow that your grass goes through.   In most cases, gardening experts will recommend that you mow your lawn once every 3 to 5 weeks during the fall or spring and establishing a good organic lawn care regimen . That’s mainly because the rate of growth of your grass could be slower. Because of the drop in temperature, the growth rate drops even more in the winter, and because the cold makes it more fragile, it’s recommended that you don’t mow your lawn at all during that time.   In the summer it’s the complete opposite. As the grass grows faster, being triggered by the sun to increase...

When you live in a dry climate, you have to make sure that the grass you plant for populating your lawn will be suited to the general weather conditions in the area. If there is no much precipitation, you can usually try to compensate by watering your lawn more frequently, but even that won’t work too much when you’re dealing with cool weather grasses that have shallow roots and prefer heightened humidity levels.   The first step you need to make is to learn more about your local climate. Is it dry and hot or dry and cold? The latter is possible too, as cold dry winters for example are common in areas such as Western Colorado. On the other hand, dry summers are far more common, and they can cause cool weather grasses to become brown and dry out fairly quickly.   Consider warm season grass seeds like Bermuda grass and Zoysia grass for areas like the Deep South, where temperatures are hotter all year round, and you can also experience mild winters and a fall season or two wi...

Aerating your soil is not a complicated process. As many gardeners will be able to point out, it will take you only a short time to aerate your entire lawn, and the results will be more than worth the effort. Although the general rule of thumb is to aerate your lawn before the winter freeze and provide it with winter fertilizer products from Revive , you don’t always have to wait for the colder months to come.   The issue with aerating the lawn in most cases is that homeowners don’t know if they should do it or not. Some will point out that aeration can deliver water and nutrients too quickly. However, as long as you use the right amount of slow-release, organic fertilizer, your lawn won’t have to be negatively affected through excessive burning.   Aerating is especially beneficial when your soil has a higher concentration of clay. In such situations, you’ll find that you’re much better off with an aerated lawn simply because the water will make its way to the grass roots...

  When it gets really hot in the summer, it stands to reason that you have to water your lawn more frequently. However, as the warmest months of summer start to arrive, you have to be careful that you don’t water your lawn too much or too little. The result of both can be disastrous, as your grass roots might end up being drowned (especially if the soil contains a greater percentage of clay), or your lawn might not get enough nutrients so it’ll end up drying up.   A general rule of thumb, as presented by most gardening experts, is that you should always provide your drought tolerant grass with revive products and about 1 to 1.5 inches of water each and every week. While this isn’t a requirement for colder summers and months when it keeps raining, it is essential to make sure your soil gets that much water each and every week, whether it rains or not.   As a result, you might need to pay close attention to the amount of precipitation that hits your area each week. A...

When applying organic fertilizer Denver has it’s very important to ensure that you are careful about the timing when you use it. If you apply it too early during the development stage of your lawn, it will be easy for seedlings to be burned by excess fertilizer or for uneven distribution to lead to the development of patchy areas and an unsightly lawn.   Some people might try to apply fertilizer too early or even at the same time as when they seed their lawn. However, you’ll find that there are a lot of possible problems that could arise if you do that. First of all, as the seeds develop, they can receive a massive dose of nutrients right off the bat, but the decomposition of the fertilizer can also affect them greatly as they grow. Also, if the fertilizer doesn’t release slowly enough, then the grass roots will not receive enough nutrients over time, and they’ll grow slow and weak.   The best time for fertilizing your lawn should be once in the spring and then once or ...

Getting your grass to grow can be a difficult task in the best of conditions. However, if your lawn has suffered from pests or disease, it might have some areas that are just dirt by now. Regardless of whether that’s what the problem is, or whether it was affected by cold winter temperatures, or it just hasn’t grown properly because of the soil, those areas will usually be obviously unsightly, and they have to be addressed as soon as possible.   One of the ways you can get your lawn growing again is by overseeding the affected areas. Some gardening professionals will point out, however, that the soil will also have to be tested and treated to make sure that the problem won’t repeat itself. So it’s a good idea to start by checking your soil’s pH, then aerating and applying a good soil treatment to prepare it for reseeding your lawn.   Another option that is typically faster but might not yield the same result is to buy sod and use it to complement the affected areas. That...

  If you ask most gardening experts, they will recommend organic, natural lawn products for growing a healthy lawn. However, as you might expect, not everyone agrees on that, and there are some who actually believe that chemical products are better.   Of course, organic can be more expensive depending on where you buy your lawn products from. However, they have a few important advantages that cannot be ignored:   Organic products are natural and by definition they are prepared in such a way that they will not hurt your lawn. Organic fertilizer will release the right amount of nutrients and it will nourish your lawn properly without causing any negative after-effects. Most organic compounds take longer to break down and provide a steady, naturally paced stream of nutrients through decomposition. In contrast, chemical based fertilizer will usually be washed off by rainfall, and it won’t provide enough nutrients, especially since it doesn’t even offer a natural spectr...