| You do not have to be a professional gardener | | | | |
| to have pleasant and green lawn grass. | | | | Insects, diseases and weeds |
| Provide lawn grass with three things and you | | | | |
| may experience that the grass is greener on | | | | If you notice ants, beetles, cockroaches, |
| your side of the fence. | | | | snails or worms crawling around your grass |
| | | | lawn, it is time to act. There are numerous |
| These are the three basic things to do: | | | | products available on the market for getting |
| | | | rid of insects occupying your lawn grass. |
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| | | | Here are four important things to consider |
| 1. Water your lawn grass. | | | | before buying an insecticide: |
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| 2. Fertilize it. | | | | |
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| 3. Do insect, disease and weed control when | | | | 1. It should eliminate insects in every |
| your lawn grass needs it. | | | | situation. |
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| Watering your lawn | | | | 2. It should have a long lasting action. |
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| Watering should be done thoroughly. A light | | | | 3. It should not burn your lawn grass or |
| sprinkling induces shallow grass roots while | | | | damage your flowers and other plants. |
| thorough soaking promotes deeper grass roots | | | | |
| developing where the subsoil moisture lies. | | | | 4. It should not be hazardous to the health |
| | | | of your children or your pets. |
| A possible cause of yellow spots on your lawn | | | | |
| can be a lack of sufficient moisture. During | | | | A disease such as leaf spot may strike your |
| hot weather in the summer, grass tends to | | | | grass lawn during wet and cold weather. It |
| become parched and brown. How frequently and | | | | can be treated with antibiotics. |
| by what method you water your lawn grass can | | | | |
| then determine whether your lawn will be | | | | Some types of grass may be susceptible to |
| green or not. As a consolation, established | | | | rust. There is no cure for rust, but it will |
| and well fertilized lawn grass rarely dies | | | | show less when heavy fertilization produces |
| from lack of water. | | | | new leaf growth. |
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| With reasonable moisture and fertility lawn | | | | If weeds become unsightly, you can weed them |
| grass will flourish during the heat of | | | | chemically or by hand. If you are going to |
| summer. In the cold weather and short days of | | | | use a chemical product, please follow the |
| winter, your grass lawn will turn dormant. In | | | | directions carefully. Another way of weed |
| areas having a prolonged winter the grass can | | | | control is to mow your lawn frequently at a |
| become an unsightly brown. | | | | high height. This will help keep weeds at |
| | | | bay. The exact height needed will vary |
| Fertilize your lawn | | | | according to the type of grass your lawn |
| | | | consists of. |
| At least three pounds of actual nitrogen per | | | | |
| year is recommended for lawn grass. The | | | | You can also try to find out what lawn grass |
| urea-form fertilizers are better at heavier | | | | species is the best adapted to your local |
| rates, but need not be used as frequently. | | | | climate and soil conditions. |
| Fertilize generously, especially at seasons | | | | |
| just preceding the greatest grass growth. You | | | | So there it is. You need water, fertilizer |
| can also use organic slow release | | | | and pest control for greener lawn grass. |
| fertilizers. | | | | |