| It's nice to have a beautiful lawn, but that usually | | | | will have a nicer-looking and greener grass. |
| means having to spend a lot of time mowing the | | | | Even the choice of the species of grass affects how |
| lawn and doing all kinds of other lawn maintenance | | | | much maintenance it requires. Choose a species that |
| work. | | | | is native to your area, and it will be easier to grow |
| Wouldn't it be wonderful if you can reduce the | | | | and maintain. If the grass species is not suitable for |
| amount of mowing required? | | | | your geographical location, then it will not adapt well |
| Well, short of using a robotic lawn mower, there are | | | | and will need more attention if you want it to grow |
| some simple ways to help you reduce your workload. | | | | properly. |
| Below are just some of the tricks you can use to | | | | And talking about taking care of the grass, you may |
| help you achieve this aim... | | | | be better off not using chemicals on the grass. Using |
| The most obvious trick is to let your lawn grow just | | | | chemicals may seem like a short cut, but in the long |
| that little bit taller. Instead of mowing it when it | | | | run, chemically-treated grass may need even more |
| grows an inch taller, try letting the grass grow 2 | | | | mowing. So in the end, you may just be adding more |
| inches first before you take the mower out. This | | | | work for yourself. |
| trick alone will cut down your mowing by 50%, and | | | | Another tip is to control the amount of watering of |
| you will probably not see any significant difference in | | | | your lawn. Do not over-water the lawn, as this |
| the height. | | | | prevents the proper growth of roots. Water the |
| By the way, letting the grass grow taller is also | | | | lawn about twice a week and the roots will be able |
| better for the lawn as this means the roots can | | | | to grow deeper into the soil, and you will have |
| grow deeper into the ground. Healthier grass means | | | | healthier lawn grass as a result. |
| less maintenance, so this will also reduce your | | | | Lastly, make sure you invest the time to aerate your |
| workload in the long run. | | | | soil. Many people forget to do this and end up having |
| And before you start mowing, make sure you | | | | to spend extra time doing lawn maintenance. If you |
| sharpen the cutting blades first. Sharp blades enable | | | | aerate the soil properly to improve the circulation, it |
| the mower to cut the grass cleanly and properly on | | | | will help the soil to maintain moisture better, thus |
| the first pass, instead of "pulling" the grass out. Again, | | | | reducing the need to water the lawn so often. The |
| cut grass is better for the health of the lawn grass | | | | grass roots will also grow deeper too, resulting in a |
| as compared to having them "pulled" out. Thus, you | | | | healthier lawn overall. |