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A large amount of important nutrients can be added to your lawn by letting it reclaim these same nutrients from the clipped grass pieces. Some of you might think that adding grass clippings or mulched branches and leaves will add or promote thatch to the lawn, but this isn't right. The more nutrients the better; for the most part, and lawn clippings are best suited to support the living lawn.
When mowing your grass, try not to mow the entire yard, but rather 1/3 of the overall yard. Also, each time you mow, cover a different 1/3 of the yard. For example, if you start at a 3 o'clock position in your yard and go to a 7 o'clock position one time, start at 5 or 6 and go to 11. Keep the mowing pattern varied and you'll have a healthier lawn.
It's much easier to get a handle on new weeds than when they're older, more established and just plain harder to remove.
Most lawns need about 1-2 inches of water each week. By watering the lawn early in the morning (4-9AM) it doesn't have a chance to encourage mold or fungus like nighttime watering does. This also keeps the sun from burning up all the dampness, thus robbing your lawn and your pocketbook.
While more natural nutrients like those from compost or grass clippings really can't be overdone, the use of commercial fertilizer certainly can be overdone. Don't overdo the recommended doses of fertilizer for your lawn or you run the risk of poisoning your lawn n the long term.
Not only do powerful and efficient lawn mowers cut grass better and more consistently, but they have lower emissions which is better for the environment. A manual or electric mower is even better for the environment of course, but you must think about other performance issues that come along with these other mower types before you get one. onkeyup="cntWords(this,document.postform.c)"> onkeyup="cntWords(this,document.postform.c)">
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