Lawn Care and Gardening Tips

How Often Should I Have My Lawn Mowed

Mon, 16 May 2022 16:56:55 GMT

How Often To Have Lawn Mowing Done on Your Lawn?

Over cutting your grass or under cutting your lawn can affect the health of the grass. If you cut it too often or too short, you can choke it off from its nutrient supply and encourage weed growing. Toms River Landscaping suggests having your lawn mowing done every other week in order not to cut too often. We offer our lawn mowing service on weekdays as well as on weekends. We rotate the direction of the lawn mow every week so as not to wear down any specific area of the lawn.

What Causes Brown Patches Of Grass

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:48:49 GMT

How To Treat Brown Patches On A Lawn

Brown Patch Disease, also known as Rhizoctonia, has a variety of causes. Below are some DIY treatments to repair the brown patches of grass.

Water Properly If you leave grass wet over night it can lead to disease of the grass. It is recommended to water the grass before 10AM or between 4-6PM.
Fertilize Carefully Many fertilizers contain high levels of nitrogen. Be sure to use a fertilizer with the proper proportions of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium.
Improve The Air Circulation Of The Soil Aerating the soil beneath the grass on your lawn will keep it healthy. Poking holes all across the lawn will give the soil breathing space to grow properly.
Thatch Thatch is organic material placed above the soil to help the health and wellbeing of the soil. When there is more than a 1/2 inch of thatch, the soil below will suffocate from a lack of air.
Improper Mowing When the grass is cut with a dull blade it will damage the grass and it will die. Cutting the grass too short is also not healthy for the grass. It is recommended to cut about 1/3 of the blade at a time.

Things To Do To Prepare Your Lawn For The Spring

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:23:59 GMT

How To Prepare Your Lawn & Garden For The Spring

There are several things that are important to take care of to prepare your lawn and garden for the spring and summer months.

Clean up the yard from all twigs, branches, trash, and winter debris. It can be accomplished with a rake but it will take a lot quicker with a leaf blower.
Before the season for planting and seeding hit, apply fertilizer and weed killer. This will help the flowers, plants, and grass grow nicer.
In the spring months it is most important to mow the lawn often. This encourages the grass to grow consistently and the roots to stay healthy.
Lay down the mulch. This will encourage nice growth for your flowers and other plants.
Trim your trees. Since this is a big job you may want to hire a professional company to trim your trees. If you need to trim your trees during the spring or summer seasons it can trample and ruin your landscape, lawn or garden.
Make sure to research which flowers and plants need to be planted in the spring and which ones need the summer. A professional gardener or horticulture can help guide you.