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Making a lawn around Denver is easy, but its maintenance and care are complex.
To make this green space greener and more refreshing, apply these 16 practical tips.
1. Don't go for fancy stuff; always plant grass that is native and local and perfectly adapted to your climate. Examine your place perfectly to find the hours of sunshine, temperature, growing conditions, and soil type to choose a grass type you should grow.
2. What's your soil pH? A pH level of around 6 to 7.2 is required for lawns. Test your soil pH; amend your soil type if it's outside the necessary group.
3. Don't plant lawns in downright shady areas; avoid burying them on your yard's slopes and strange spots.
4. Grass in a shady part of your lawn requires less watering and fertilizer as it doesn't receive full sun; you can't perk up its growth by over-watering and over-fertilizing. The simple formula is to fertilize and water half the sunny spot.
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5. Mow your lawn before grass reaches high to avoid a sunburnt property; mowing tall grasses can shock their roots and dull the mower blades, too.
6. Find the mowing height of the grass you're growing and cut according to it. For example, you should cut buffalo grass 2-3 inches and hybrid Bermudagrass around 1 inch. Read this post to find the ideal mowing height for your grass variety.
7. How will you know that your lawn needs mowing and it's reaching height? The rule is simple: cut it when it reaches one-third or more of the suggested mowing height. If you cut grass after 2 inches, then its mowing time is when it will reach 3-inch height. Ask your Denver expert tree and lawn care professional
8. Healthy growth of grass doesn't let the weeds grow. If you want effective weed control in your lawn, grow a variety of tall grass; it'll cover up the space for weeds and cut off their sunlight.
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9. Use edgings in your lawn; edgings restrict grasses from outbounding the yard and give it a sheer look. You can use plastic frame or timber, concrete, or brick edging.
10. Walking over the lawn and trampling it for years, tighten the soil and take all the air out from the area; that's why you should aerate your lawn twice a year in spring and fall. Aerating helps the root system and soil by providing air and water. It also improves nutrient penetration. Aerating is the secret of happy green lawns.
11. Morning time is right for watering, as the water evaporates less. If your lawn is new, you need to water more to let your plants establish.
12. Water your lawn 5-6 inches deep and let it dry before another watering session. A property watered deep doesn't dry out quickly; the best way to measure the water level absorbed by the soil is to poke a rod or stick in the ground after watering.
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13. The more you feed nitrogen-rich fertilizer and water regularly, the more it will overgrow, and the more you'll need to mow it. It's good to make a balance for a lush lawn.
14. The best time to fertilize your lawn is in its growing season every 6 weeks.
15. Lack of calcium in soil provides prosperous, thriving conditions to common weeds. Spread lime using a spreader if your soil doesn't have a calcium-to-magnesium ratio of 7 to 1.
16. You can feed your lawn with compost or manure; as manures are rich in nitrogen, they are a better organic option than chemical fertilizers. Cow manure is best for yards.
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