Lawns are one of the essential parts of a home. A lush, green lawn can make your house look more attractive and provide an excellent place for children to play outside. The good news is that aerating and reseeding doesn’t have to be time-consuming or expensive.
Get Your Lawn Ready for Winter
Don’t leave grass clippings on the lawn. Grass clippings provide some nutrients to plants during the winter months. In addition, you should not let leaves pile up. Like grass clippings, leaves contain valuable nutrients that will contribute to soil health. Also, you should not rake up the leaves. You need to bag them and leave them. Lastly, don’t use a leaf blower or lawn aerator in the fall. This also causes problems with rodents living near homes.
Protect Your Plants
To protect your plants from winter weather, you can use a tarp to cover the ground around them. Also, straw or hay will work well as a mulch for protecting the soil around new plantings. If you’re growing vegetables for an extended period, it might be worth investing in some cold-tolerant vegetables that do better in cooler temperatures.
Make Summer Maintenance Easier
Summer is a busy time of year, so making your lawn care routine as easy as possible is essential. Mow your lawn. If you mow a small yard, you may be able to get away with mowing once or twice a week. Try to secure at least an hour every other week for mowing for larger yards. Use a weed killer. Follow the instructions on the bottle carefully before applying anything.
Use a Tow-Behind Aerator
Instead of spending hours reseeding your lawn, use a tow behind the aerator to quickly take care of the problem. Certain companies, such as Sweep-All, know that a tow-behind aerator is a more efficient way to add moisture and nutrients deep into your lawn. It’s also safe and easy to use. If you have large sections of bare ground that need attention, consider renting or buying a tow-behind aerator instead of wasting time trying to reseed by hand.
Add Fertilizer
You can also add fertilizer through the holes made by an aerator for additional plant health benefits. Fertilizer helps your grassroots grow.
You can start your gardening plans with just a little time and money. And it’ll pay off in the long run. If you follow these tips and put in some work, your yard will look beautiful for years to come.
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Anita is a freelance writer from Denver, CO. She studied at Colorado State University, and now writes articles about health, business, family, and finance. A mother of two, she enjoys traveling with her family whenever she isn’t writing. You can follow her on Twitter @anitaginsburg.