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Lawns … some background information
Mowing
Mowing properly is vital to keep your lawn. Remember:
It’s worth having your mower serviced every year if only to sharpen the blades as dull ones will bruise the grass and turn the tips brown;
Mow the lawn regularly to keep it a standard manageable height and don’t remove more than one third of its height at a time. Ideal height varies according to grass types and time of year but as a rough guide don’t cut most lawns shorter than one inch. Mowing too closely will destroy the grass and the thinning turf will allow moss and weeds to invade. Raise the height during drought periods of slow growth;
Mowing usually begins in March and finishes in October, however, with the effects of global weather changes, the cutting season is now longer;
Some schools of thought advocate leaving clippings on the lawn. We advise that you remove the clippings as this helps to reduce the build up of thatch and enables the grass to breathe and therefore grow more healthy.
Moss
Moss lives in the lawn amongst the blades of grass, thriving in damp, still conditions. It has no root system and relies on there being sufficient moisture present to facilitate the absorption of the nutrients it needs to live and to allow it to reproduce.
Moss is primarily a symptom of a poor lawn and poor conditions, not the cause.
Therefore improving the lawn and dealing with its problems are vital for the effective control of moss. This includes: a balanced feeding programme to encourage health and vigour; measures to deal with thatch, compaction and poor moisture dispersion; an autumn lawn treatment to strengthen the grass for winter and to slow down the moss already present in the lawn, before it begins to multiply.
Lawn Problems and Remedies
As part of our partnership with you it is important that you identify any problem affecting you lawn. Problems might include worm casts, brown patches, clover, water logging or re-occurrence of treated weeds. If you have newly identified problems please ensure that you tell us when we visit so we can rectify them and log the history of your lawn. |
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