MANUFACTURERS
OF YARDBUDDY® AERATORS AND PULVERIZER EQUIPMENT..
HOW SHARP IS YOUR BLADE?
ONE OF THE OVERLOOKED CULTURAL PRACTICES FOR GREAT GRASS IS A SHARP BLADE. THE WOUND A SHARP BLADE MAKES ON THE GRASS LEAF HEALS EASIER, USING LESS FOOD STOCK, THAN THE WOUND FROM A DULL BLADE. THE RESERVE FOOD STOCK IS WHAT HELPS THE GRASS SURVIVE THE STRESSFUL MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST. THE WOUND FROM DULL BLADES TAKES LONGER TO HEAL AND CAN BE AN ENTRY SITE FOR DISEASE.
WHY NOT KEEP AN EXTRA SET OF SHARPENED BLADES ON HAND FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE?
ONLY A THIRD OF THE GREEN FOLIAGE SHOULD BE REMOVED AT ANY ONE MOWING. MOWING TOO SHORT REDUCES THE FOOD PRODUCTION AND INCREASES THE STRESS ON THE GRASS BECAUSE OF DECREASED ROOT DEVELOPMENT.
MOWING TOO LOW INCREASES THE POPULATION OF GRASS PER SQUARE FOOT IN SOME GRASSES AND WEAKENS INDIVIDUAL GRASSES AND ALLOWS WEEDS TO GROW.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE CLIPPINGS? MOST FOLKS THINK THEY HAVE PAID FOR THE FERTILIZER AND LEAVE THE CLIPPINGS ON HOME LAWNS. AS THE CLIPPINGS DECOMPOSE, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF NUTRITION ARE RETURNED TO THE LAWN AND EARTHWORM POPULATIONS INCREASE, WHICH IS A NATURAL AERATION EFFECT.
YOU PROBABLY FIT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN IF IT'S GREEN, MOW IT! AND I GOTTA HAVE THE PERFECT LAWN. AFTER MANY YEARS OF TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT, A LOCAL AGENT SAID, A PERFECT LAWN REQUIRES TOO MUCH TIME AND STRESS. MY ADVICE WOULD BE TO LET A FEW WEEDS GROW AND JUST DIG THEM UP OR SPOT SPRAY THEM.
ASK YOUR LOCAL GARDEN CENTER OR EXTENSION OFFICE ABOUT GRASSES SUITABLE FOR YOUR AREA. PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY SAY. THEY MAY NOT TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANTED TO HEAR. NOT ALL GRASSES GROW WELL IN ALL CLIMATES. YOU MAY BE IN A TRANSITION ZONE. WHAT IS THAT? SEE, I TOLD YOU TO GO TO LOCAL GARDEN CENTER.
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