One can end up with a scalped lawn when a lawn is mowed so short that one has removed all the grass blade and cut into the stem of the grass plant. Scalping the lawn increases the chances of development of a scaled, sheared or brown appearance. First and foremost, it is important to inspect the most likely cause of the problem. For instance, if the scalping is uniform across the lawn, the cause may be low height of the lawn mower, thickness of the thatch layer or a heavy weed issue. On the other hand, if the scalping appears only in one area or a few small areas throughout the lawn, one should look for low and/or high spots that might be causing unevenness under the blades of the mower or the lawn mower wheels.
For lawn maintenance or yard care, it is advisable to go for professionals. If you belong to the Simpsonville region in South Carolina, you can go for the acclaimed Curb Appeal Lawn Care that provides a range of affordable yard care services like mowing, weed eating, edging and blowing; hedge trimming; mulch and pine needles; aerating and seeding; landscaping and more.
Here are a few scalped lawn repairing tips from landscaping Simpsonville experts:
Lawn Mowing- It is important to mow the lawn at the height recommendation for the variety of lawn you have. Never remove more than one third of the grass plant at one go. Raise the mowing height and gradually lower it if your yard is extremely long. Keep in mind to never apply fertilizer with nitrogen or a balanced fertilizer that contains nitrogen to a scalped lawn until fully recovered.
Lawn Watering- Experts advise to water the yard deeply few times a week which encourages yard health. You should have the current temperature and rainfall in mind prior to applying too much water. Applying chelated iron to the yard can encourage greening and growth, do so sticking to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Dull mower blades cause browning or discoloration, so it is important to use a mower with sharp blades in order to avoid damaging your lawn. Contact professionals if there are areas that you are unable to recover from scalping.
VERTIMOWING, DE-THATCHING, SCARIFYING
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These three terms are indicative of the process of removing excessive thatch from lawn which should only be attempted with warm season lawn varieties as warm season lawns tend to repair and regenerate from the stolons and rhizomes (the runners) after the completion of the process.
The physical cutting and removal of the thatch layer that has built up over time is what is called vertimowing, de-thatching or scarifying which is suggested on an annual basis and should be left in the hands of professionals as they will have the required knowledge, equipment and experience for it. Moreover, a professional is much less likely to cause any damage to the lawn unlike amateurs. If you still wish to do it on your own, hire a vertimower and ensure that the hire company gives you full instructions on how to safely carry out the task.
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