Focusing on Fertilization

Posted by Admin on 28. May 2009 23:40

Focusing on Fertilization:

Fertilization helps to nourish your turf, allowing it to be healthy and beautiful.  In order to fend of diseases and the everyday stresses, such as drought, heat and heavy foot traffic, a little fertilization goes a long way.

Healthy turf, encouraged by proper mowing, fertilizing, and irrigation will assist you in getting the desired look for your lawn.

It is recommended for you to have your soil tested so that the correct amount of nutrients for your type of grass can be added or removed.  There are many factors that can impact how much fertilizer you will need.

Once you discover what your lawn needs and apply it, you will see a very quick turnaround is the aspect of your lawn.  Once this has been established you will require less fertilizer than the original treatment, depending on the environment that you live in.

Prepping and soil testing are very important in taking good healthy care of your yard, and will prove to be one of the best things you could do, for less maintenance and easy care of your lawn.

The first warm days of spring are ahead and are going to prod a lot of people to being the process of feeding those lawns and turf grasses by fertilizing and watching them grow. 

Remember to consider purchasing “Organic Fertilizers” when you are at you local garden center.

Fort Collins Lawn Maintenance Topics-What is Thatch? What is Power-Raking?

Posted by Admin on 28. May 2009 22:44

What is Thatch?

Thatch is an organic layer of both living and dead grass roots and stems, which gather above the surface of the soil.  It is tight looking, brown and spongy.   Thatch results from mowing and fertilization practices that are frequently used by homeowners and businesses alike! Thatch usually becomes a problem for these types of grasses:  Fine-Fescue, Bent-Grass, and Kentucky Bluegrass however, it does not normally show up in Wheatgrass, Tall-Fescue, Buffalo-Grass, or Brome-Grass.

What Is Power Raking?

Power raking is an excellent way to remove thatch and has been used as a preventative measure by homeowners and lawn maintenance companies for many years. Be cautioned though!  Deep power raking can often hurt the living turf of your landscape; therefore a light and frequent raking is advised.  If you want to speed up the spring green up of your lawn, de-thatching by light power raking is a recommended procedure that is a reliable technique to rid your yard of thatch.