Well, Spring is here!  Last weekend kicked off lawn mowing season around our house.  While I am one of those weird people that actually enjoy mowing my lawn there are many that do not.   There are several tips below that can help your lawn look great and greener over the summer months and yes, one of them is mowing less!

1. Aerate:  Aerating your lawn is essentially punching holds in the lawn to loosen up the soil, help with drainage and promote root growth.  There are many tools you can use to aerate you lawn and even services available to do it for you.

2. Dethatch:  By dethatching your lawn you can eliminate root and stem build up in your lawn. This build up is referred to as thatch, thus the term dethatching.  You can dethatch your lawn by using a garden rake or a power dethatcher.

3. Fertilizer:  There are many fertilizer options available now many of which are environmentally safe.  By balancing your lawn with fertilizer you can green up your lawn and establish strong grass roots.

4.  Seed:  If you have areas of your lawn that have been damaged by pets or insects seed the area with grass seed to promote new growth and fill in any areas that may have been damaged.

5.  Sharpen your mower blade:  A dull blade can lead to a dull lawn. Be sure and sharpen you mower blade after the winter to make for a great cut on your lawn.

6. Adjust your Mower Height:  For those who are not huge fans of mowing your lawn this is for you. When cutting your lawn you only want to mow about 1/3 of the grass blade.  As the weather gets warmer you want to mow less often and raise the height of the mower to assure you are not cutting away to much of the healthy grass.

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