Revive

Whether you just moved to your new home, or you’ve been living there for years, it can be a real challenge to choose the right type of grass for your lawn. Some of the challenges include the pH and composition of the soil, the yearly temperatures and humidity values being problematic for growing conventional grasses and the products that have to be used for certain, fragile types of grasses, being simply too expensive.   All of these factors have to be taken into account when you’re planning to select a new type of grass for your home turf. Depending on whether you live in the north or the south, you have to account for the weather getting colder in the winter. Bentgrass, Kentucky bluegrass or tall fescue should be used in such climates, as these varieties are somewhat more robust and they won’t be severely affected by the weather.   In warmer areas, you will be better off opting for Zoysia grass or Bermuda grass. Buffalo and centipede grasses are also good, although they ...

Anyone who has tried to treat grass for dog urine knows how difficult it is to deal with brown spots. This is one problem that doesn’t have many shortcuts, and understanding the exact cause can be paramount to actually solving the problem before it leads to your lawn becoming severely affected.   The causes for brown patches on lawn are usually caused by dog urine or the urine of animals such as rabbits and other rodents that might end up on your lawn at any given point. The excess nitrogen in the urine is normally the culprit, as it can “burn” the grass, causing it to turn a yellowish brown color. If not addressed as soon as possible, it can even kill your grass.   Other possible causes can also include the grass being affected by severe winter temperatures, by various diseases and pests, or by the improper use of fast-release fertilizer that can have the same effect as the excess nitrogen from pet urine.   The issue has to be addressed early on and solved as quic...

Whether to avoid pests and brown patches on lawn, or to ensure that your newly seeded grass will grow healthier and more robust, there might be many reasons for using organic liquid fertilizer . Following are some of the most important benefits of this type of fertilizer, as well as some of the main positive consequences of its regular use:   Liquid fertilizer is much better at balancing the natural pH of the soil for which it was used. Unlike solid organic fertilizer, liquid fertilizer acts faster and manages to create a better balance through the helpful chemicals that it delivers. Spraying liquid fertilizer can be done more often, and the dosage can be adapted perfectly for the type of soil as well as for the type of plant or grass that you are trying to use. In contrast, solid fertilizer has to break down over time, and you don’t exactly know the quantity of the nutrients that will be absorbed in every area of the soil. Some types of liquid fertilizer can even be made at h...

  Not everyone uses healthy methods to keep their lawn green and shiny. The result of that isn’t usually seen in the immediate appearance of the lawn, as some chemical-based products are actually designed to improve that appearance. The problem is that, aside from the fact that they might weaken the grass rather than enhancing it, they might also adversely affect the environment and the habitat in which many tiny insects and creatures live that might be essential to the health of your grass.   This is why expert gardeners recommend that homeowners use primarily organic methods when caring for their lawns. That means you need to consider the use of slow release organic fertilizer, methods for attracting helpful insects and natural solutions for getting rid of pests and disease.   Knowing how to make green grass that is not only appealing to the eye but also healthy will depend on all these methods – especially on the use of organic fertilizer. Experts recommend that y...

Reviving your grass after it was affected by dog urine is not always easy. Sometimes simply cleaning the grass and soil will be enough. However, when it was already severely affected, you’ll have to think ahead, and you might even need to clear some of the dead grass and replant it.   First you have to clean the dog urine away, if possible. If you found it in time, the soil and the portion of grass that was affected can be cleaned with water or a homemade mixture of water and vinegar.   Next, you have to clear out any matted and dead turf, as well as any other debris. The grass will germinate best if it comes in direct contact with the soil, so making sure you loosen the soil and also scatter some grass seeds over the loosened soil will ensure better growth overall.   Testing the soil’s pH to check to see if it was severely affected by the dog urine is also important, especially when you want to seed parts of it anew. Following the process, you can use natural prod...

Brown spots can greatly affect the appearance and health of your lawn. Anyone who had to care for a lawn in the past knows how much trouble brown spots can become. In some cases, they can not only lead to disease, but also to large parts of your lawn dying out entirely. Fortunately, there are ways to deal with brown patches on lawn that aren’t too difficult.   The first option for getting rid of brown spots is to address the issue before it happens. Brown spots can be caused by poor lawn maintenance before winter, urine from pets and wild animals, as well as the presence of various diseases and pests. Identifying and addressing the underlying issue at the first signs of brown spots can help to prevent further spots from appearing and effectively protecting your lawn.   The second method of getting rid of brown spots naturally is to nurse your grass back to health. This process can be somewhat difficult, and it can involve having to change the pH of your soil, treat the s...

If used properly, organic lawn care can ensure that your lawn will not only survive, but also do very well even when subjected to minimal care and watering. Consider just some of the main benefits associated with the use or integration of organic products in your lawn care strategies:   First of all, organic lawn care involves the use of products that are 100% natural. So, if your lawn is more fragile or it requires you to be more careful in how you tend to it, through organic lawn care you will ensure its robustness and prevent it from growing weak because of the chemicals used in certain types of fertilizers. Organic care also supports the ecosystem. As a result, any beneficial insects and animals that will help protect your grass from pests can be encouraged through organic lawn care, so you won’t need harmful pesticides that can adversely affect not only your lawn but the health of the surrounding environment as well as that of your household. Special products like organi...

When you want to use the best lawn fertilizer , it’s important to learn as much as possible about organic fertilizers. These types of fertilizers are considered to be the ideal choice almost regardless of the type of soil you have or of what climate you live in. They can offer all the right nutrients without mixing in unwanted chemicals, and they can ensure that your lawn will grow as robust and as healthy as possible.   Organic fertilizer is generally better than chemical based fertilizer for a number of reasons. It’s 100% natural, so you don’t have to worry about it weakening the immunity of any grasses you might plant. Also, it doesn’t hurt the environment in general, so any snails, insects or other tiny animals that might be beneficial for the growth of your lawn will be encouraged to thrive, rather than being negatively affected.   The best slow release organic lawn fertilizer will be usable regardless of time of year or climate. It will gradually decompose into the s...