Ashburn lawn care services
If you have already made plans to grow a lawn during spring, then consider fertilizing it. The slow release of fertilizers will allow the roots of the grass to receive enough nutrients for 12 weeks. For Lawn Care In Ashburn, fertilizing during early mid-spring will give your lawn an upper edge over the changing weather. Here are some of the other essential steps to take care of your lawn.
Soil Testing
To grow a lush, green, and healthy lawn, you have to start from the bottom. Thus, get the soil test every spring. This will give you a basic idea about the pH value of your soil, which must be preferably slightly neutral, and of the type of grasses that would suit the soil and environment.
This region must contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium salts. The soil is the foundation for any lawn growth and landscaping, and if the choice of soil is wrong, then you will have problems throughout the year. You will end up wasting too much money on fertilizers and other soil enhancers that might not work properly with the type of soil in your yard.
Adding lime to the soil to make the soil alkaline is beneficial but only in certain situations where the soil is too acidic. You can use nitrogen-rich fertilizers if your soil has enough phosphorus and potassium and a good pH value. Doing this can save you money and time. You can get help from us at Lawn Love to help you with these procedures.
Refreshing Your Lawn
Use proper mowing techniques along with edging to wake your lawn up. There is always confusion about whether to mow the lawn before or after trimming.
Spring dethatching is required for dense lawns. This creates small spaces in between the soil spores, which helps the plants to breathe and allows the exchange of nitrogen with the atmosphere. Our experts at Lawn Love recommend you rent a power dethatcher instead of raking it manually.
Less Is More
It is necessary to get the lawn care started during the month of April because at this time, the soil temperature supports plant growth and at the same time, does not allow the weeds to grow. Follow this schedule:
- Application of fertilizers like pre-emergent herbicide
- Application of fertilizers like weed preventer
Usage of straight fertilizers that contain high levels of nitrogen is recommended - simply spot-spray them. Selective weed control is also beneficial. You must also know that the weed preventers are not preventing weeds from growing - they just kill the pre-existing weeds.
So don't apply any extra fertilizers as this will put stress on the lawn. It's better to treat the weed individually as this will help you get better results in a budget-friendly way.
Clean and sweep your lawn regularly. Clean and throw the excess fertilizers from the paths and driveways back into the grass as they will get washed away into other public places.
Watering Wisely
The stress on the lawn increases with the rise in temperature. A regular lawn requires at least one inch of water every week. Nevertheless, you need to add extra water during the hot or dry season to deal with the evaporation. You can cut down the watering intervals from 5-6 days to 4-5 days depending upon the rainfalls.
Homeowners with a municipal water system can opt for a water gauge for watering their lawn. Some towns have low water pressure due to car washes and pools during the summer season. ½ inch of water session is more than enough at five psi, so you can even increase the time to compensate.
Give enough time for the water to reach deep into the roots by watering slow and consistently. Every time you water the lawn, there must be at least one inch of water. Do not water briefly, as it causes the turf to grow a shallow root system. We at Lawn Love follow all the proper procedures to eliminate guesswork.
Additionally, there are weather stations for temperature sensing which connect wirelessly to the computers. However, our Lawn Love specialists are so professional at their work that they don't trust anything but their guts. We use simple devices like rain cups as rain collectors to measure the amount of rainfall. Using old school methods is pocket-friendly and also helps to conserve the environment.
Cutting Grass
'The grass length increases with the rise in temperature' says the top-level lawn scientists. You must keep the height of the grass at least 2-2 ½ inches tall. There is an old saying that you should not cut grass by any more than ⅓ of its length - otherwise you will end up opening the canopy by mowing it too short and leaving the soil vulnerable.
It is basic knowledge that the tall grasses have more tissues and they hold more water, their chlorophyll production is greater, and they are the reason for ground shades below. This keeps the small grasses cool and reduces stress. It also helps the small grasses to lose less water from evaporation, so there is more than enough water left for them.
Fighting Bugs
More and more homeowners and garden caretakers are buying broad-spectrum insecticides and bug-killing fertilizers for Lawn Care In Ashburn. But we at Lawn Love aren't a big fan of this method as these pest killers are formulated to get rid of common pests that are present in a wide range.
We at Lawn Love use some separate methods like an application of low nitrogen fertilizers and some granular pest controlling insecticides which would target the specific bugs and not hurt the good bugs that are beneficial to the lawn. This helps in keeping the lawn evergreen and healthy with the usage of the least amount of pesticides, insecticides, and fertilizers.
Our Lawn Love team is ready to serve you at your doorstep, and our first priority is 100% customer satisfaction.
