Mowing is integral to lawn maintenance. There are many homeowners who hesitate to mow their grass when weeds are present in the fear of spreading them across the entire turf. This is a common weed myth that we are going to debunk today.
Maintaining your lawn the whole year can lead to a green and healthy-looking lawn. You can either do it yourself or can call for the professionals. If you are a resident of the Simpsonville region in South Carolina, don’t look beyond the acclaimed Curb Appeal Lawn Care. Some of our services include lawn mowing Simpsonville, edging and blowing; hedge trimming; mulch and pine needles; aerating and seeding; landscaping; pooper scooping and more. It is just a matter of a call and the professionals will visit your doorstep and carry out the task without any hassle on your part.
You may have heard that pulling the weeds by hand is the best way to go but there’s actually no proper way to know whether you’ve gotten all of the root and root fragments can continue to resprout. Pulling weeds like crabgrass and chickweed is considered less of a risk and a waste of time as these are annual weeds which complete their life cycle in a single growing season. Contrarily, perennials have extensive root systems as they live for two or more years. So, removing the entire root by hand-pulling may be impossible. Mowing can be effective in this regard:
1. Mowing not only damages the plant but also keeps the flowering of weeds if done early.
2. Mowing exposes the plant closer to the root for treatment.
3. Frequent mowing chokes out weed thus improving the grass health.
Spring is an important time to perform maintenance on your yard which helps prevent weeds taking over your beautiful lawn and also prevents the yard from getting stressed out by drought and heat. Following these tips can help you prepare your lawn this spring season:
1. Rake and remove leaves, dead roots and grass to encourage better air flow throughout the turf. Additionally, it also helps prevent disease and insect infestation. Moreover, raking also clears the way for mowing, watering and planting seed.
2. You need to wake up your yard from its winter slumber and fertilization is the best way to do that. It will offer buildup of nutrients that will give your lawn the strength to withstand heat stress and drought through the summer months.
3. For moisture, add mulch around the bases of trees and flowerbeds which will help keep plants and their roots moist and warm.
4. You need to keep your grass on the longer side which can be done by leaving your lawnmower on the “high-cut” level which will make the grass grow thicker and healthier by keeping the roots more shaded and cooler.
5. Spring is the best time to re-seed any damaged turf areas. But you need to exercise caution when applying pre-emergent weed control as most pre-emergents tend to be non-selective that can prohibit new seed from germinating. You should center your focus on turf repair at the earliest possible time so that the seeds can germinate and establish somewhat prior to the pre-emergent weed control application.
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