Every year as soon as the grass turns green, garden owners around the world get anxious to start on their lawns. With just the right amount of patience, they will enjoy a fine lawn in the months to follow.
As an example, many gardeners like to put fertilizer on their young blades of grass so that they will grow well and become nourished. Most owners opt for organic fertilizers because it is the recommended practice for most bluegrass and fescue lawns. Not only is it healthy for the soil, it is also healthy for the environment in general.
The right time to apply organic fertilizer is during the fall. They do this because the roots have to sustain the plants all through the winter until next summer. If you happen to miss the fertilizer application during the fall you can still do it in the spring. When you're looking for an organic fertilizer you need to make sure that the nutrients are a half a pound of nitrogen for every 1000 ft.².
Lime is another organic lawn care product that can be used. This is often applied during early spring after the soil tests. There are a lot of different grass types that have their best growth whenever you can get the soil pH between 6.0 and 7.0. The garden owner must have his soil analyzed every 2 to 3 years. The results from the soil tests determine how much lime must be applied.
Pre-emergent organic herbicides must be applied between March and April in order to control the growth of crabgrass. Every once in a while crabgrass will emerge, but you can get the best of it and control it with organic herbicides. Crabgrass that is already growing won't be affected by the herbicide though. Because of this the best time that you need to apply the herbicide is one the crabgrass is just sprouting.
Most of your fertilizer spraying is done during the fall.Spraying weed killer can also be done during this time. Before you spray the weed killer though you do need to make sure that the weeds are actually growing. During the drought, spray when the weeds are growing.
Whenever you are applying herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, you need to make sure that you use a different sprayer for each one. Mark these sprayers correctly so you know exactly what the containers are for. Just a simple mistake of mixing any one of the lawn care products with another one can end up hurting your plants permanently.
March may be early for insect control but you must always care for your lawn during early spring. If you missed feeding it during the fall, then you can compensate for it during this season.
Written by Frank Froggatt
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