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- If your soil is well prepared, it is still not to late to lay turf or sow lawn seed.
- Feed lawn with high - nitrogen fertilizer from April to Sept. for really green grass. Make sure you use a spreader to ensure fertilizer is spread evenly. Dethatch, edge and weed as needed.
- For a nice fragrance in your lawn try mixing in some sweet vernal grass. This is a pasture grass that grows well in zones 5 - 10. It prefers full sun or partial shade.
- If you have pine trees on or near your lawn, make sure that you rake the needles regularly. Pine needles will kill anything underneath them. They pack so tight that light is unable to get through. This also makes them an excellent mulch and natural weed killer for under trees and shrubs.
- If you wish to use weed killers you should do so now while the grass is growing rapidly. Do not use a weed killer if your soil is too wet, to dry or if you have a young lawn. Do not mow your lawn for at least a week after an application. Never add your cuttings to the compost after a treatment.
- When mowing your lawn make sure you use a mower with a sharp blade. If the blade is dull it will tear the young seedlings from the soil.
- Add gentle curves to your lawn for the appearance of a larger area. Gentle curves are also easier to mow than sharp curves or corners.
Your lawn will always be slightly bigger than your desire to mow
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