There is nothing nicer than a lovely lawn, & spring is one of the best times of the year to dedicate some gardening time to your lawn.
Weeding, feeding & aerating your lawn should be done now before the weather gets too hot. There are many products on the market but you can’t go past the ease of a “weed & feed” type product. They can be attached to your hose and applied within minutes, making this job so easy. However, don’t underestimate the poison component of these products, over spray will cause die back if not the loss of a well loved plant. Use it carefully and you will see the weeds disappear and your lawn thrive.
Specific Weeds
You may find that specific weeds like nutgrass, clover and bindii will require a specific herbicide. Address these weeds separately with a separate spraying device, which you keep set aside for future use against these persistence weeds. Like most things keeping on top of these annoying weeds will reduce numbers in the future. It’s important to understand that in some cases, applying a specific poison is the only way you will win the fight.
While you’re at it, aerate your lawn too.
Compaction is often what causes lawns to become weed infested and unhealthy. Aeration allows air & water to penetrate down into the sub soil allowing the grass roots to take full advantage of the moisture. This ensures strong growth and therefore a better coverage of lawn, reducing weed takeover.
There are many ways you can aerate your lawn but one of the easiest and cost effective ways is to use a garden fork. This is best done when the ground is already moist as it will make it easy to drive the fork deep into the ground. In saying that you are only looking at trying to penitrate the lawn by 5-10cm to achieve a good result. Larger areas of lawn may require the use of an aerator which can be easily hired.
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