Lawn grass care after winter. Year-round lawn care at their summer cottage

Proper lawn care

Lawn is an artificially planted grass cover, which is the main or background element of landscape design. In central Russia and more northern regions, it is advisable to use meadow bluegrass for planting.

Decorative lawn can be of the following types:

Parterre lawn. Should be uniform in composition, color and height. To create it, it is most advisable to use one type of grass.
moorish lawn. Diverse in composition and contains not only herbs, but also flowering plants.

In order for the decorative lawn to always look perfect, it needs careful care. This is especially true after winter.
The main restoration measures in the post-winter period

You will need to carry out the following procedures:

Neutralization of the ice crust on the surface of the lawn. The crust of ice that forms on the lawn when snow melts causes damage to the root system of lawn plants, as it disrupts air circulation. To neutralize the crust, you can use any garden tool - for example, a rake. Important: it is required not only to break the ice, but to remove it from the lawn. This is due to the fact that crushed ice will melt faster and freeze again. It is also recommended to carry out preventive measures in relation to the appearance of an ice crust, which is typical for spring, when the day is warm and frost at night. Prevention is carried out by the organization of drainage from the lawn: surface (creating a slope) and internal (piercing the soil with a pitchfork or similar devices).
Application of fertilizers. In the spring, lawn grass experiences a clear shortage of such useful nutrients and substances necessary for growth as nitrogen and phosphorus. This is due to the winter freezing of the soil during the winter, which contributes to the destruction of nutrients, and the washing out of the soil with spring waters. Important: fertilization is adequate, only after the snow has completely melted. Otherwise, another washout and minimization of the desired effect is possible. Complex fertilizers are not recommended to be applied before the first mowing of lawn grass.
Mulching. Not mandatory, but recommended in order to reduce the number of waterings (the lawn requires a large amount of watering to maintain a highly aesthetic appearance). For mulching, a mixture of sand and peat is optimal.
Destruction of weeds. Most relevant for a homogeneous lawn, where the appearance of other types of plants, except for uniform green grass, is unacceptable. Removal of weeds is allowed manually using country tools, or by exposure to chemicals - herbicides. When using chemicals, the herbicides must be applied directly to the weeds to be eradicated.
Restoration of the original look of the lawn. After the winter period, as a rule, “bald spots” and areas with yellowed grass cannot be avoided. In this case, it is necessary to carry out seeding at the site of damage to the lawn.

The set of actions is as follows:

the lawn should not be located at a level higher than the rest of the territory, as this will provoke excessive leaching of nutrients and soil;
it is recommended to enclose the lawn with a stone or similar strong border;
it is necessary to remove the waste products of animals from the lawn, otherwise it can provoke a chemical burn of the grass cover with the subsequent formation of bald spots.

Neat green lawns are a great decoration of the site, a bright backdrop for ornamental crops, a flowering garden and a cozy home. But only regular competent lawn care can turn a territory overgrown with grass into a pride of the owner.

Many inexperienced gardeners believe that by arranging a lawn on the site, you can save effort, quickly transform the surrounding space and not think about independently growing cereals for several years. But in fact, the lawn requires constant attention. The first exit to the lawn should be made as soon as the snow melts, and lawn care is completed in the fall, a couple of weeks before the snow cover sets. And yet, you should not be afraid of difficulties.

If regular care is established for the grass, and all the planned procedures are carried out on time, then the lawn really pleases the eye for many years, and taking care of it brings only pleasure.

How to take care of the lawn in the country? What are the features of working on the lawn in different seasons of the year, and how to properly distribute efforts?

Features of lawn care after winter

The first spring days, when active snowmelt begins, but at night open places on the site are covered with a dense crust of ice, this is the time when the owner of the lawn must get out onto the grass for the first time in a year. How to care for the lawn after the winter, if some of the grass is still hidden under the winter cover?

The fact is that the snow and ice compacting in the spring prevent the penetration of air to the awakening grass. Moisture can accumulate under the ice crust. As a result, the root system of plants suffers, the remaining leaves may rot. The task of the gardener is to carefully break the ice, remove accumulations of packed snow.

Lawn mopping and cleaning

When the snow melts and the ground dries a little, the grass cover should be cleaned of the remnants of last year's grass. The blades of grass that have died during autumn and winter under the snow settle on the ground and cake, forming a kind of gray-brown felt. If such plant debris is not removed, it is:

make it difficult for young grass to germinate;
stimulates the development of putrefactive processes and the resettlement of pests;
will reduce the density of the grass cover, and the lawn will eventually lose its even green color.

You can comb the lawn with a fan rake, which, due to its design, does not penetrate as deep into the ground as usual. Such care of the lawn in the spring will help to clean the coating from both plant debris and random debris that has accumulated during the cold season.

The procedure is carried out in the longitudinal and then in the transverse direction so that the first stage of lawn care after winter affects all its areas.

Aeration for lawn care in spring and autumn

The roots of perennial grasses used for lawn sowing quickly form a sod so dense that it can be compared to a rough and very durable burlap.

Therefore, in the spring, when the soil is saturated with water, grass growth is activated, it is important to help the plants and provide them with air. For this purpose, lawns are carried out. The lawn care procedure consists of piercing the cover. Point punctures with a depth of 8 to 10 cm are made at a small distance from each other over the entire coverage area.

Holes like this:

help oxygen penetrate deep into the soil;
stimulate the activity of beneficial soil microorganisms;
prevents the development of putrefactive fungi and bacteria;
prevent waterlogging of the substrate;
ensure the respiration of the roots;
accelerate the renewal of grass cover after winter.

If the area under the grass cover is small, ordinary pitchforks will help to cope with aeration.

With an extensive lawn, aeration when leaving after winter requires mechanization. Gasoline or electric aerators will be useful here, which both speed up the work and simplify it many times over.

Re-aeration is carried out closer to the fall. In summer, especially on hot days, such a lawn care procedure is not carried out.

Mowing: the main task of lawn care in spring and summer

If the lawn is not mowed, cereal crops grow, and the surface loses evenness. Therefore, mowing is the main measure for lawn care. It is carried out from spring to mid-autumn, when it is time to prepare the coating for "hibernation".

The main purpose of mowing, as a stage of lawn care in spring and summer, is to give the lawn a neat, attractive look. With any area of the lawn, its owner cannot do without a quality or at least a trimmer, otherwise it is almost impossible to get an even grass cover of the same height.

Lawn mowing is preceded by lawn mowing. This measure is needed not only to remove debris that can damage the lawnmower mechanism, but also to straighten the grass. The lawn is mowed on sunny, cool days. The grass must be dry, otherwise the blades of grass will stick to the knives and damage to the means of mechanization cannot be avoided.

As part of regular lawn care in summer, mowing is carried out as leaf blades grow. The frequency depends on the weather conditions and the plants chosen for sowing.

Most often, the interval between mowing is from 2 to 4 weeks, but wanting to delay the next procedure, some gardeners try to cut the grass lower. This is a dangerous mistake. Such a haircut greatly weakens the lawn, depriving the plants of an important recharge through photosynthesis. It is better if the grass cover maintains a height of 7-9 cm from the ground level.

Lawn mowing is carried out in two stages. First, the grassy area is covered in one direction. The second treatment is carried out perpendicular to the original.

Fertilizing the lawn in spring and autumn as part of lawn care

Lawn care in the spring in the country is not limited to mowing, aeration and timely cleaning. Frequent mowing, which causes intensive grass growth, invariably leads to both weakening of plants and depletion of soil reserves of nutrients and microelements.

Therefore, top dressing is the most important part of lawn care in spring, summer and autumn. Fertilization is carried out after shearing and is necessarily accompanied by abundant watering of plants. The frequency of fertilization depends on the condition of the plants. The interval between feeding varies from 4 to 6 weeks, with the first procedure being carried out immediately after the snow has completely disappeared, and the last one two weeks before the onset of cold weather.

Lawn care in autumn is different from spring lawn care. If during the active growing season the grass needs more, then by winter it is limited in this element, replacing it with potassium and phosphorus. To simplify lawn care in the country, experts recommend using complex formulations that fully meet the requirements of cereals at different times of the year.

Fertilizers are applied in dry form manually or using a special device, or the plants are fed with liquid agents, including them in the irrigation scheme.

In addition to fertilizing, in spring and summer, weeds and fungi are often fought against green lawns. If it is sometimes possible to cope with weed shoots manually, then only systemic fungicides, produced specifically for use as part of the care of a country lawn, will help to remove the mycelium from the site.

Watering the country lawn: leaving the warm season

The lawn needs moisture throughout the warm season, while the grass grows and receives nutrition from the ground. In the middle lane, you can water the lawn 2-3 times a week, but sometimes the weather makes its own adjustments to the schedule:

during the rainy season, watering is reduced or stopped completely.
in dry times, the amount of irrigation water is increased, but the procedure is never carried out at noon, when the sun is at its most active.

Due to the danger of damage to the surface root system of grasses, lawns should never be watered with a hose.

Much more effective are all kinds of ones that provide for the dissection of the water flow or the use of the drip method. To meet the needs of the lawn, the wetting depth should reach 15–20 cm, otherwise part of the root system ends up in dry soil, and the grass does not receive proper nutrition.

Mulching: part of lawn care in the fall

Spring lawn care determines its future growth and beauty. Measures taken in the fall help keep the grass healthy until the next season.

From September to mid-October, lawn owners begin to prepare the lawn for wintering. An important element of lawn care at this time is soil mulching. The procedure consists in evenly scattering a mixture of their peat, sand and humus on the site, which helps:

increase the thickness of the nutrient layer of the soil;
improve the growth and renewal of the root system;
stimulate the growth of grass;
level the lawn next year.

Lawns need to be cared for all year round. Only such a systematic approach will ensure a consistently long quality of the grass cover, its beauty and uniform density.

Spring lawn care video

Soon, even in the northern regions, snow is growing and the time will come to “do something with the lawn.” Having studied the experience of FORUMHOUSE users, we will tell you what activities this “something” consists of.

The first work to bring the lawn to life after wintering begins even before the snow has completely melted. At this stage, it is important to prevent stagnant water on the lawn.

Sodmaster

When the snow melts, measures should be taken to ensure that the water does not stagnate on the lawn (playing "streams"). If there is ice on the lawn, break it.

After the snow melts and the frozen soil thaws, it is necessary to roll the lawn with a roller. Thus, we "upset" the earth, which was swollen during the winter freezing.

The third event is to comb the overwintered lawn with a sharp rake.

Sodmaster

We use a "verticutter" - such a thing with a motor and knives mounted on an axis. The lawn looks terrible after treatment, but then!

Further, if increased aesthetic requirements are imposed on the lawn, aeration and sanding are carried out. Moreover, the introduction of sand can be very useful for the lawn, and may cause harm. It's best not to do something you're not sure about without consulting a specialist.

Experts advise not to rush with top dressing - it is better to apply fertilizers after the first mowing. Let's dwell on some points of this spring lawn program in more detail.

rolling

Spring lawn work begins with rolling. This procedure will bring nothing but good to the lawn.

Combing

After wintering, especially if the winter was not cold, the lawn sometimes resembles a work of arts and crafts made by felting. Some kind of matted layer of grass, and green is firmly intertwined with dry .

Kern FORUMHOUSE User

I tried to comb it with a fan rake, the rake broke. Ordinary - not all dry grass is combed out. Leave her? Overheat?

In such a situation, when “tearing” is required, you need to use special lawn rakes, which do not have teeth, but blades-knives. They will get the job done.

In other cases, it is better to comb with caution, especially when it comes to a one-year-old lawn that has not yet formed sod. Combing is mandatory when it comes to lawns older than two years. For younger lawns, it is enough to carefully, when the earth dries up, walk with a rake along the top.

Technologist FORUMHOUSE User

Raw, of course, is dangerous - you can clean a lot of excess. I remember that last year I did not wait until it was dry, and in some places I scalped the lawn.

lawn moweragronomist, FORUMHOUSE user

Felt thickness up to 1 cm is considered acceptable and does not bring any harm, rather, it even helps (reduces evaporation).

Aeration

Sometimes, after winter, the lawn resembles a swamp - it looks like a normal lawn, and if you don’t step on it, your legs will fall through. Such a lawn is obvious. No lawn owner has ever regretted buying this unit, which simultaneously pulls out dead grass from the lawn and makes punctures for air exchange. If the family budget does not provide for the purchase of an aerator, you can buy "aeration sandals", also known as "slippers". They cannot remove dead grass, but they do excellent punctures, "there is no comparison with a pitchfork."

The field of how such a lawn dries up can be combed with a plastic rake - they treat grass more delicately than metal ones.

Snow mold control

It happens like this: the snow has come down from the lawn, and we see disgusting dry bald spots on it, just like in the photographs.

At the same time, under the trees, the lawn can remain perfect, dense, juicy green. The situation seems dire, but fortunately it only seems so. Snow mold - and this is it - dies in the spring sun at positive temperatures, and the fusarium, which causes snow mold, damages only the old grass, but not the growing point. Everything will grow back, and quickly enough. No emergency action will be required - just clean the lawn, in the future, perhaps, sow it, if necessary; but may not be required. The lawn will soon look like it did last year. And the ideal state of the lawn under the trees is due to the fact that there was simply less snow. There are special preparations that reduce the number of spring problems. In autumn, professional lawns are usually processed - those for which it is important how the lawn will look in March: in front of hotels, conference rooms, etc. For home lawns, this is not rational; ordinary dressings will be enough.

Lawn leveling

If the lawn was sown in a hurry, and in the spring it turned out that the soil sank a few centimeters, it would be right to properly roll the sagging area after thawing the soil, add soil, roll it again, level it, add it - and so on until the lawn is even. And only after that to sow.

Almost everyone who has moles on or near their property inevitably goes through molehills on their new lawns. Here it should be remembered that moles for the lawn are not the worst evil. You just need to collect loose earth from molehills and use it for some other purpose, or simply scatter the earth over the lawn, and the hole will gradually close up. You can close the mole passage with a patch - how to do this, read below.

Lawn repair

If the lawn is damaged, it must be repaired. For example, there was such a story on FORUMHOUSE: in the spring it turned out that a neighboring alabai climbed over the fence and made puddles on a 100% bluegrass lawn.

Sodmaster

I would cut out these circles and fill them with patches cut somewhere in an inconspicuous place on the edge.

If there is nowhere to cut from, then you need to cut from anywhere. The resulting patch must be divided into parts, take the necessary for repair, and plant one part back.

A square decimeter of lawn contains more than a hundred blades of grass, and each of them is able to take root and spread. To completely restore a bald spot the size of a square decimeter, 15-20 blades of grass are enough. Also, small tufts of grass, 2-3 cm in diameter, are used for repairs - the recesses in their place will overgrow so quickly that you will not even notice. It will not be possible to “repair” a bluegrass lawn with seeds so quickly.

Overseeding

Overseeding is carried out as the very last of the spring work - so that it is clear exactly where it will be needed.

Sodmaster

I did this: I mixed the seeds with the ground (such a sandy loamy loose soil) and sprinkled the bald spots. And also like this: I passed with a verticutter, then with a seeder, and then again with a verticutter and a roller. It looked creepy, but the effect was.

Often, having sown, but mostly ryegrass and fescue, the owner gets a pretty green lawn, and even quite thick. But after the first wintering, the lawn looks like this.

There are two ways out of this situation: the first of the “expensive but reliable” series is to re-lay the lawn with a rolled lawn with a good bluegrass. The second option is to sow the lawn with ryegrass every spring. Bluegrass is rarely used for oversowing, unless the initial mixture contained such assertive herbs as fescue and ryegrass. The young bluegrass develops slowly, and if at least 10% of the sown sown survives, this can be considered good luck. From the age of two, bluegrass becomes an aggressive plant and is able to displace other herbs.

When overseeding, it is better to under-bury the seeds than to over-bury them.

spring haircut

In the spring, the lawn grows unevenly: in one place the height of the grass will be 15 centimeters, in others - 5. The first haircut should just make it even, uniform. Sodmaster uses an empty cigarette pack to determine when and how high to cut the lawn.

Stand the pack upright - if the grass is at least as tall as the pack, it's definitely time to mow. The height of the grass after mowing should be equal to the height of the pack, placed sideways or laid flat (this is the minimum allowable lawn height). On the lawn, only those bald spots are allowed that can be covered with this pack. Under a pack on a quality lawn there should be at least 50 blades of grass.

top dressing

There are many different fertilizers for the lawn - both universal and intended for each specific season - Spring top dressing is certainly necessary for the lawn: after winter, minerals are washed out of it by melted snow, there is practically no nitrogen left in the soil. Spring fertilizers contain an increased amount of nitrogen, it is important to carefully read the instructions on the package and follow them.

Having a beautiful green lawn in your summer cottage is not so easy. In order for the lawn to please you for a long time, every spring it should be given special attention.

When positive temperatures are established and the top layer of grass is dried, it is recommended to start preparing the green area for the next season, in other words, in early spring, you should start restoring the lawn after wintering.

As a rule, the basis of spring care should include the following steps:

combing;
aeration;
top dressing;
sowing new grass (optional).

Video: spring lawn care

Combing

Important! As much as you would not like to grab a fan or ordinary rake upon arrival at the site and start combing in the spring, you should refrain from this procedure until the grass is completely dry.

For combing, you can take a simple rake or a fan. The latter are more desirable and convenient, because ordinary ones can tear out grass along with the roots, especially if you have young crops (they are 1-2 years old).
First, you should collect all the fallen leaves and other debris on the site.
Next, comb the lawn well, that is, you need to comb out all the caked grass that is on the surface of the earth, and then collect it in a pile and take it to a compost pit or destroy it (burn it).

Video: combing the lawn in early spring

Aeration

This is the process of enriching the upper and lower layers of the lawn with oxygen, in other words, providing access to the roots of the air, which contributes to the faster development of the root system. Thus, acting with the help of special devices, the soil is pierced to a shallow depth (8-10 centimeters). It should be noted that for young grass, 3-5 cm will be enough.

Lawns can be aerated in a variety of ways. For example, verticutters or scarifiers (they are mechanical, electric and gasoline). With the help of the same units, it is possible to comb out especially large areas, which are very difficult to handle with a rake, as well as time- and labor-intensive.

By the way! If you have a small area, then you can use special aerator sandals or a pitchfork to perform this procedure.

Video: lawn aeration in spring

Top dressing and fertilizer

Fertilizing is a very important part of spring lawn care. During this period, it is necessary to give preference to nitrogen-containing fertilizers, which help any plants to grow green mass. For instance, ammonium nitrate or carbamide (urea). There are also special complex mixtures for top dressing of a lawn (as a rule, spring-summer).

By the way! It is very convenient to apply prolonged complex fertilizers, especially for use in large areas. It is enough to apply them in early spring, and this will last until the end of the growing season (that is, it will not be necessary to feed in summer and autumn).

According to some gardeners, it is most convenient to use liquid fertilizers. If the proportion is observed, you definitely will not burn young grass, unlike dry and granular counterparts.

After fertilizing the lawn, it is imperative to carry out abundant watering: so that the process of burning young grass with fertilizer granules does not go through, they must be dissolved with water by all means.

The main thing when applying dressings is their uniform distribution throughout the still yellow-green area, otherwise the grass will grow unevenly and it will look sloppy.

By the way! There are special devices for feeding lawn grass.

Video: how and when to feed the lawn

Restoration (overseeding of lawn grasses)

If there are damaged places on the lawn (various bald spots), then it should be darned or restored, in other words, a new one should be planted. To do this, clean its upper part, loosen it slightly, and then sow the seeds evenly and mulch with a thin layer of soil (with the addition of river sand). Then tamp well.

Advice! Over the winter, bumps can form on the lawn. Such depressions should also be covered with soil.

Video: lawn lawn restoration

Thus, if you properly care for the lawn in the spring, then every year you will have a beautiful emerald green lawn, which will fall on the envious glances of lazier neighbors.

Video: lawn care in spring

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The lawn after the winter often looks pretty deplorable - bald spots, yellow spots appear, the grass can rot in places. However, if the correct care of the green lawn is carried out during the season, then many problems can be avoided: correct and timely feeding, cutting and watering give excellent results. If the winter was too harsh or, conversely, with thaws, then the grass cover may lose its magnificence. In this article, we will talk about how to restore the lawn after the winter in order to restore its healthy look and beauty.

Lawn care in autumn and winter

For a successful wintering of plants, it is enough to follow simple rules:

Removal of excess water

Spring lawn care begins with ensuring good runoff of melt water. During the period of snow melting, water can stagnate, which leads to dampness, the appearance of mold on the grass and yellow spots.

If the drainage system was properly made before laying the lawn, then such problems should not arise. What to do with the lawn if there is no drainage? In this case, the snow must be evenly distributed over the entire area, preventing the formation of large snowdrifts, then it will gradually melt. This is especially important for shady areas. Try to start this work as early as possible, while the ground has not yet thawed - otherwise dents and footprints will remain on the lawn, which will be difficult to remove.

In order for the drainage system to perform its functions well, it is necessary to clean all drains and wells.

rolling

In a young lawn, the turf has not yet had time to compact, so the thawed earth can rise in some places with ugly mounds. More often this happens if the area was not rolled before sowing the grass mixture. To remedy this situation, you need to roll the lawn in the spring. You can use a skating rink or self-made fixtures. We pass in one direction 1 time - this will be quite enough.

For old, perennial herbaceous plantations, rolling is not required.

Combing (scarification) of the lawn

After the snow melted, did your lawn look like a packed felt rug? Old dried grass, fallen leaves in autumn - all this delays the growth and vegetation of plants in spring, so lawn cleaning is necessary. For combing, you can use a fan rake - they also have a smaller distance between the teeth, and they will not hurt the young turf if the lawn is young. To do this work carefully, you will have to go through the entire area in two directions: along and across. Renovation of the lawn by combing is best done before the appearance of young shoots.

If this felt mat is thick and dense, it is better to mechanize combing and use a special unit - a scarifier, which not only removes the felt layer, but also makes small cuts in the soil, improving its ventilation. This procedure is called lawn scarification.

Aeration

Lawn aeration is the piercing of the lawn turf with sharp spikes. This technique is necessary to improve the supply of plant roots with oxygen, water and nutrients.

As you know, two types of bacteria live in the soil: aerobic and anaerobic. Aeration activates aerobic soil bacteria by delivering oxygen to them. As a result, the absorption of nutrients by plant roots is improved, as well as soil structure.

Aeration must be done once a year in the spring. With intensive use of the coating, as well as with severe drought or heavy rain, the procedure will have to be repeated.

Important: aeration is carried out before the introduction of spring top dressing.

To find out if the lawn needs aeration, you need to make a small vertical cut of the turf: if the rhizomes penetrate only five centimeters deep or less, then this procedure is vital for the plants, followed by intensive care (fertilizing and watering).

Aeration tools:

1. Special sandals with spikes.

Sandals with spikes are fixed on the shoes. Moving along the lawn with small steps, we pierce the soil, pressing with our weight on the turf. The more steps you take, the better the aeration. For 1 sq. meter it is necessary to make 200-300 punctures. Sandals are not used on a young lawn - the turf is still too weak and can be easily damaged. If you find it difficult to pierce the soil, try removing a few teeth, but you will have to step more often.

2. Aerator.

This garden tool is a roller with nozzles in the form of stars or spikes on a long handle. It can be mechanical or equipped with an engine (electric, gasoline). When choosing an aerator, first of all, it is necessary to be guided by the size of the area sown with grass, as well as its remoteness from the power source.

Mechanical aerators require a lot of physical effort to operate, so they are best used on a small lawn. Among the advantages of such a tool, one can note the low price, independence from energy sources, low weight, and the absence of noise.

Electric aerators have a higher performance, but an extension cord will have to be extended to the place of their work. Such a tool will successfully process a medium-sized lawn and a woman can easily handle it.

Aerators with a gasoline engine are distinguished by maximum productivity and large loosening depth. They are designed for handling very large grass areas and long continuous operation.

When choosing an electric or gasoline aerator, evaluate the following tool parameters:

engine power
tool weight
tillage depth (the best models are equipped with 3-5 modes)
working width (the wider the grip, the faster you can process a large area)
the presence of a grass catcher

In the absence of other tools, you can use ordinary garden pitchforks with sharp teeth. Pierce the sod without turning the bed as often as possible. To make the holes smooth and the forks easy to pull out, do this: stick them into the ground and shake a little back and forth or left and right.

How to properly aerate your lawn?

We carry out this event only in cloudy weather.
It is better if the soil is sufficiently moist: in a couple of days, in the absence of rain, we water the site well.
We pierce the sod in rows with an overlap of 3-4 cm. Increase the number of punctures if the sod is very dense (old lawn).
We leave the lawn for several days to dry the clods of earth pulled out by the thorns. Then we remove them with a rake.
We add fertilizer.
We water the lawn.

In the spring, nitrogen-containing mineral or organic fertilizers are applied to stimulate the growth of the aerial parts of plants. For information on how to choose and apply fertilizers, read our special article.

Overseeding lawn grass mixture

After the spring care activities, problem areas become clearly visible where the grass has rotted or died. Repair of the lawn in the spring in such areas is carried out with the help of overseeding grass mixture. It is best to use the seeds that are left after laying the lawn. If they are not available, select the mixture of the same manufacturer that is as similar in composition as possible to the entire area.

We perform sowing as follows: in the place where there is no grass, we scatter the seeds evenly, scatter the earth from above, carefully leveling it with a rake. In the absence of rain, overseeding areas must be carefully watered.

Fighting problems

In the spring, unpleasant spots. This can be caused by various reasons:

1. Mold, fungus.

If the grass in the area of the spot is dark and covered with a whitish coating, this area is affected by a fungal disease and must be treated with a fungicidal preparation. Measures of a radical struggle are also possible: cut a piece of sod and sow seeds in this place again.

2. Chemical burn.

If fertilizers were applied unevenly in autumn or there was no watering after they were applied, then the grass may burn out. The same burns remain from spilled gasoline or oil when using a lawn mower, as well as from waste products of animals - cats or dogs. To restore the damaged area, we perform all standard care measures: combing, aeration, watering, top dressing. If no changes occur, then the roots are damaged and only the removal of the sod in this place and the oversowing of seeds will help.

To clean the lawn from mushrooms, they must be removed along with the mycelium located in the soil. Carefully dig a trench as the mushrooms grow, fill it with new soil, compact and sow the seeds.

Fight against moles. The appearance of large heaps of earth on the lawn in spring signals that moles have been here. These animals feed on worms and various insect larvae. When digging passages, moles periodically throw the earth to the surface, which forms the so-called "molehills". It must be removed from the surface of the lawn, and the course to fall asleep. Numerous folk methods of dealing with moles often do not bring any results: the mole closes up the old tunnel and digs a new one.

The most effective remain: purchased ultrasonic repellers, mole traps and poisonous baits.

1. Repellers.

In order for the devices to help in the fight against moles, keep track of the number of repellers on the site. It should match the one recommended by the manufacturer, replace the batteries in them in time.

2. Mole catchers.

Mole catchers are installed in a passage dug by a mole, which can be found on slightly raised ground. Carefully open the passage with a shovel and place in it, moving as far as possible, two molehills, oriented with the entrance in different directions. We put one mole catcher to the right of the hole, the other to the left.

3. Poison baits.

To lay the bait, you need to pierce the ground along the tunnel with a pointed stick or pin. We lay the bait through the hole with a spoon, carefully close the hole with earth, trying to prevent shedding.

Conclusion. If you have completed the entire range of lawn care in the spring, in a few weeks it will acquire its former healthy and beautiful appearance. It's time for regular trimming and watering. In our special article, we talk about how to properly lawn, as well as the tools necessary for this.