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Sep 23 2009

Dog tired lawns. Rescue is on the way!

Written by Jungle Jim
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
After a long hot summer a lot of lawns are looking tired. Thin spots, weeds and just a lack of vigor are common symptoms of the summer stress. Here are some things to do to rejuvenate your lawn. Almost every lawn needs a good fertilizing to get it growing. The turf type fescues especially need to be fertilized in the fall because, as we move into cold winter even fall and winter fertilizer doesn’t work for them. This early in the season we recommend Master Green Fertilizer to get your lawn off to a good start. As the weather cools off, Fall and Winter Feed starts working faster and is what we recommend. If you have weed issues bring in samples of what is going on so we can get you the best control. For non-grassy weeds we usually recommend Masters Green Weed and Feed. But in any case, we recommend samples if you aren’t sure what you have. Often a tired lawn is caused by lack of water penetration. If it isn’t caused by irrigation system design issues, aerating can be a big help. We sell water aerators that go on the end of a hose that are easy to use and do a great job. If you feel that is more than you want to do we have names of people that have mechanical aerators that help. If the lawn is thin or has patched out so creeping red fescue (a super fine textured grass) reseeding is in order. Over seeding in late september, October and into early November is the best time to reseed. Tell us what your conditions are and we will make a recommendation for you. In some cases with sun in some areas and shade in others the answer is using two different mixes. Remember that lawn generally want to be mowed at two to two and one half inches. Often lawn mowing services mow too short. If there aren’t grading issues, root issues or something similar this regeime can almost always revive a lawn. If you have weed issues bring in samples of what is going on so we can get you the best control. For non-grassy weeds we usually recommend Masters Green Weed and Feed. But in any case, we recommend samples if you aren’t sure what you have. Often a tired lawn is caused by lack of water penetration. If it isn’t caused by irrigation system design issues, aerating can be a big help. We sell water aerators that go on the end of a hose that are easy to use and do a great job. If you feel that is more than you want to do we have names of people that have mechanical aerators that help. If the lawn is thin or has patched out so creeping red fescue (a super fine textured grass) reseeding is in order. Over seeding in late september, October and into early November is the best time to reseed. Tell us what your conditions are and we will make a recommendation for you. In some cases with sun in some areas and shade in others the answer is using two different mixes. Remember that lawn generally want to be mowed at two to two and one half inches. Often lawn mowing services mow too short. If there aren’t grading issues, tree root issues or something similar this regime can almost always revive a lawn.