Columbia Heights lawn care services
The climate of Columbia Heights and its limitations on lawn care
Columbia Heights experiences freezing winters as they are snowy and blustery while summers are warm and humid. The weather is partly cloudy all year round. The temperature varies from 9°F to 83°F hardly going below or above -11°F and 91°F, respectively. Winter can make your grass vulnerable to many grass killers, which can cause irreplaceable damage and are needed to be controlled and prevented. These freezing temperatures and cold weather conditions may even kill your grass.
Your lawn may go through winter desiccation, vole damage, compacted soil, and dry patches during this time. The first step to prevent lawn damage during the winters is choosing the right grass. As Columbia Heights is in the North, cool-season grass is the only option for your lawns to survive the cold winters.
Best grass to grow in Columbia Heights
Kentucky Bluegrass
Kentucky is a popular cool-season grass type suitable for areas situated in the North. It is a perennial grass, which means it comes back each year and grows the most during the coolness of spring and fall. Kentucky bluegrass is perfect for places experiencing moderately warm summers and cold winters as it aligns with its requirements. Thus, it is popular in Columbia Heights. If provided with enough care and conditions fulfilled, a carpet of lush grass, dense grass is spread onto your lawns. Kentucky bluegrass's winter hardiness is excellent.
Fine Fescue
A low-maintenance grass with a lesser amount of fertilizer, Fine Fescue is an excellent choice for your cold climate and shady areas due to its shade tolerance. Its drought tolerance also makes it suitable during the early summer months. But it may go dormant if the drought period is elongated though it will not die and start growing once again after fall rain returns. It has tall needle-like leaves and forms a dense carpet on your lawn.
Perennial Ryegrass
Perennial Ryegrass, a cold-season grass, has a high cold tolerance and is widely used for lawns. Its heat and drought tolerance varies with its variety, but it can withstand light shade. The germination process and seed growth are also faster in Perennial Ryegrass. As the name suggests, Perennial Ryegrass establishes a permanent lawn and comes back every year whenever the climate is right.
Zoysiagrass, Annual Ryegrass, Bentgrass, and Tall Fescue are grasses you should avoid for your lawn in Columbia Heights.
Lawn Love's Services following the climatic conditions
Aeration
Aeration is the process of making holes in the soil to allow water and other nutrients in the grass which were unable to enter due to the compactness and solid material in the soil that were difficult to break down. It helps in efficiently circulating air and nutrients from the soil and fertilizer and helps them dissolve in the water absorbed by the roots. This can be a complicated procedure, but Lawn Love is backing you up!
Watering
Watering your lawn is a requirement for all seasons. The freezing winters of Columbia Heights will require the grass to be watered at 1 to 1 and a half inches per week and, for best results, water it during the early hours of the morning. Want a well-watered lawn but cannot put in this much effort? Call us now!
Fertilization
Fertilization is significant. Choosing the right fertilizer for your grass is an important factor in lawn care. You must make sure the fertilizer has the required nutrients in a sufficient amount to help the grass grow. Extra, insufficient, or incorrect nutrients will damage your grass, but you have nothing to worry about. Lawn Love is only a phone call away!
Mowing
Mowing is an undeniably crucial step in lawn care. You would need to trim your grass all to the same length for it to look attractive and for healthier growth. That is what the mower will do for you. However, knowing the exact length you need to mow it at is important. Secondly, this length changes according to seasons and grass types, and you must know all these details for a healthy lawn. Lawn Love has got you all covered with that and more.
Snow Removal
Snow resting on your lawns for extended periods can cause desiccation. Desiccation is a process where the grass loses all its moisture and dehydrates. If the grass is unable to absorb more water to overcome this, it may die. Therefore, it is important to remove the snow resting on your lawns to prevent this damage from occurring. Find it a difficult task? No need to worry, Lawn Love's service provider is what you are looking for!
Weed Control
Winter weeds start growing in late summer and grow throughout winters. Weeds can take up nutrients required by your grass to grow and become an obstacle in your healthy lawn. These weeds may leave seeds behind, which will eventually grow and further spread, taking over your lawn and inhibiting your grass's growth. When it comes to this, weeds can be hard to eliminate. Therefore, make sure to look out for weeds in your lawn and remove them along with regular lawn care. Weed control and removal is an important step in lawn care. Contact us now to get rid of every weed in your lawn!
Contact Us!
Lawn care can be a tedious task with a packed schedule and other professional responsibilities. However, a lawn that will impress the entire neighborhood is everyone's dream. And so, hiring Lawn Love will be the best decision you make for your lawn and, of course, yourself! Stop postponing your family trip to Silverwood Park and go now, make memories.
Leave your regular lawn maintenance to us. Our professionals will cater to the needs of your lawn and bring out the best from it. A vibrantly green lawn is what you want, and that is quite what we here at Lawn Love work towards and promise to give to you. Our easy-to-use website is there to answer any questions or queries. Calling on our number will also do the job. So, what are you waiting for? Contact us now to be connected with your service provider!
