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Lawn Care Bossier City: Lawn Care Maintenance Tips

Lawn care maintenance is not an easy talk, you have to invest a significant amount of time and effort to make sure your lawn looks beautiful, with healthy flowers, plants, trees and grasses, and free from safety and health hazards possibly with the help of http://lacustomlawn.com/services/lawn-care/. It is really frustrating maneuvering over bumps and lumps when it comes to lawn mowing. It is important to have a level lawn for a great looking lawn and easier maintenance, offering several advantages too. Grading and levelling your lawn  encourages proper water to flow away from your property, especially if you have drainage and water logging problems, so more water is absorbed into the soil for additional nutrients. There are several reasons why your lawn can become uneven, such as animals looking for food, children playing in the garden especially when the soil is soft, nightcrawlers like giant worms, waterlogging, and soil settlement. 

It is important to pre-water your lawn several days before levelling it, to ensure that the soil is not hard, powdery or dry when you make adjustments. The ideal time to level your lawn is around spring so that grass seed have enough time to grow, providing enough moisture for the soil to settle. The two types of leveling are the shallow low spots levelling and low spots deeper than two to three centimeters. You have to apply the top dressing mixture directly, for levelling shallow low spots (one to two centimeters), shaking out a thin layer over the area and spread using a garden rake until it's completely filled out and levelled.

 

With the use of the flat size of the rake and your feet, tamp down and compact the soil, lightly watering the soil for proper compaction and leaving to settle. After allowing the soil to settle for a few days, you can distribute the grass seed. For germinating the seed, the soil needs to be watered by light spraying four times a day. For more than two centimeters deeper low spots, you'll require a squared-off shovel so you can slice into the center and beyond the edges of the hollow or bump in a cross shape, to keep the cut even for easier lifting without breaking. For filling a hollow, use a garden fork for turning over the soil about 5 cm deep to remove large stones and for breaking down any large clumps. And to prevent sinking over time, tread it down to compact the soil.

 

You might not be aware, but all the Hardscaping Bossier City time and effort you invest on your lawn will pay you back by having a cleaner air for you to breath while you're outdoors, capturing dust and harmful particles to keep you and your family healthy. To achieve a healthier, greener and beautiful lawn it is important not to over mow your lawn, use a sharp mower blade, don't overwater during dry spells, and seek professional help when needed, especially involving the use of fertilizers and weedkillers.

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