Spring is a great time of year to rejuvenate your lawns. The warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours are your lawns cue to get going again for the growing season.
Top dress to even out any humps and hollows with OptiLawn Top Dress. This should only be done during the warmer months of the growing season.- Renovation – aeration/coring/scarification may be needed to dethatch your lawn.
- Check soil pH levels. Acidic soils are more likely to have weed species taking hold.
- If acidic add dolomite (follow packaging instructions).
- Apply a complete balanced, slow release fertiliser in spring, summer, and autumn
- Deep weekly watering is better than daily light watering.
- Add a liquid seaweed/wetting agent to aid water infiltration and drought proof your lawn.
- Mowing once a week.
- Weed control watch. Monitor on a weekly basis. Prevention is better than cure and a healthy strong growing lawn is less likely to have many weed species invading its growing space.
- Begin organic pest control measures for lawn grub, using eco-neem.
- Mow regularly (twice each week if necessary) removing 1/3 of the leaf blade at a time.
- Mow without a catcher to return the clippings to the lawn to add extra nitrogen.
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