What can you do to support your lawn as the weather warms up?
* Cleaning up and raking away debris – clear away leaves, branches etc and move any objects that have been stationary for a while (trampolines for example) to allow your lawn to breathe.
* Get your mower ready–change fuel, oil, and the sparkplug and check your blades are sharp or look at a new set of blades.
*Check for compaction– grab a long screwdriver and plunge it into the ground in a few places to see how far it will penetrate. If you can’t easily push it in for up to 100 to 150mm (4-6 inches) without too much resistance look at aeration to remedy the problem
*Removing weeds – over Winter weeds can pop up or blow into your lawn. Many single weed types can be removed by hand, flat weeds and grasses can be mown over, with a healthy lawn able to choke out most weed types. Consider using Oxafert a pre-emergent herbicide to help prevent both broadleaf and annual grass weeds, stopping any new seedlings in their tracks.
*Test your soil – If your lawn is not performing very well or not responding to fertiliser it could be to do with the soils pH.
*Plan your spring lawn care schedule– checking you soils pH, plan your fertilising regime and attending to any pesky weeds or pests.
** If you don’t have a lawn which will be Spring ready
It is a great time to install a new lawn, getting it established before the heat of summer comes. This will save you money on water!
