Posted on March 28th, 2023
Keeping your lawn healthy and well-kept can benefit your home in several ways. It can help improve your home’s water and air quality, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and it can help reduce soil erosion. Further, proper lawn care improves your home’s aesthetics and curb appeal.
However, homeowners can often neglect their lawns for various reasons. Some people may lack lawn care know-how leading to improper mowing, inadequate fertilization, lack of watering and compacting soil. Homeowners sometimes don’t have the time or resources to properly care for their lawn.
Professionals from Turf Unlimited can help you get the best lawn care for your home. We provide custom solutions to create green and healthy landscapes that boost your home’s curb appeal. When you work with our team, you enjoy all the benefits of lawn renovation.
Revitalizing your lawn ensures that your home’s exterior surroundings can withstand insect infestations and excessive weed growth. When your property is properly cared for, the other greens in your yard, such as shrubs, grass and flowers, remain healthy. Consider the following benefits of having lawn renovation and long-term care:
Homes with renovated and well-kept lawns are often perceived as having a higher value. The improved aesthetics benefits you if you want to sell your property. Prospective buyers consider a well-maintained lawn as an indicator of a well-tended home. In addition, it also means buyers don’t need to spend a lot of money on lawn care when they move in.
This is one of the underappreciated benefits of proper lawn care. Healthy grass on your lawn can help reduce noise from nearby roads. According to the European Environment Agency, prolonged exposure to noise pollution has adverse effects on people’s health, including cognitive impairment, poor sleep quality and cardiovascular issues.
Lawn renovation also creates a lush, comfortable environment where pets can enjoy their day under the sun. It gives them a place to exercise and release all that pent-up energy.
A well-tended lawn produces less pollen and other potential allergens. You’ll have a better chance of avoiding allergies when the seasons change.
Your lawn is also a habitat for wildlife and other neighborhood animals, including birds, bugs, grubs and squirrels. When animals frequent your yard, you live in a healthy and supportive environment.
A healthy and well-kept lawn is easier to mow. You need to establish lawn care routines to finish cutting and caring for your lawn easier.
Certain organic chemicals, including trichloroethylene, formaldehyde and benzene, can naturally accumulate in your home’s water supply. A well-maintained lawn will have chemical components in the soil that can help break down these harmful chemicals, keeping your home safe.
You don’t need much water for a healthy, renovated lawn. The vegetation in your yard can retain moisture better, so you don’t have to spend much time and resources watering your yard.
Healthy grass and vegetation in your yard can keep your home cooler during summer. According to an Earth Science study by NASA, plants go through a process called transpiration. In this process, water exits through the leaves, which helps to reduce the heat in the air, producing a cooling effect on the environment.
Sometimes, despite your best efforts, your lawn will look like it has seen better days. Here are several factors that can cause brown patches on the grass:
You may still see patches of brown on your lawn even if you regularly water your grass and add adequate fertilizer. Don’t panic since it could be that your grass is just going dormant during summer or winter.
If you have cool-season grass in your lawn, it will tend to turn brown as summer approaches. Other grass species go dormant and turn brown during winter. Check what type of grass was planted on your lawn and find out when they naturally go green again. Sometimes you need to water them a little more to help revive them.
Brown dead spots on your lawn could be a sign of disease. Scrutinize the dried brown patches and look for yellowish rings around the dead grass. If you find these off-colored patches, it can be a sign of fungus or other disease-causing contaminants spreading across your lawn.
The correct treatment will depend on the type of contaminant that caused the disease. Professional lawn care technicians can apply fungicides or other treatments to eliminate disease spreading on your yard’s grass and other plants. In addition, it is also best if you clean and disinfect all your gardening tools to prevent contaminating your other plants. Wash your equipment with soap and water before trimming and working on flowers and shrubs.
Sometimes the brown patches can simply be a sign that the grass on your lawn needs a bit more water. Ensure your yard gets one inch to 1.5 inches of water each week. Sometimes your sprinkler system may miss the edges of your lawn, so you must manually water those areas using your garden hose.
One reason why lawn grass may go dry is the lack of nutrients. Your lawn needs to be fertilized when the weather changes during spring, summer and fall. Please follow package instructions to determine how much fertilizer to use.
In addition, it is also crucial to test the soil’s pH levels. An off-balanced soil pH will prevent the grass from absorbing the nutrients from the fertilizer, no matter how much you use. It is best to consult with lawn renovation experts to determine your property’s proper pH and fertilizer.
Bugs and insects can cause the grass to dry up and die. Insects and their larvae can feast on roots, one of their food sources. When the roots of the grass die, the leaves follow suit, turn brown and dry up.
It takes some investigation and digging to determine if you have an infestation. Dig up some brown patches to see if you have larvae underneath. The specialists at Turf Unlimited can perform extensive grub control, determining the type of pest infesting your lawn. This procedure allows our team to use the right pesticide to eliminate the grub and insects and keep them in check.
If you have huge patches of brown all over your yard and they never turn green after a week of watering and fertilizing, it could mean the grass is already dead. Unfortunately, the only solution to this problem is to replace the dead grass with new growth.
However, it is essential to determine why your grass died. Any of the factors mentioned earlier may have caused it. Working with seasoned lawn care experts to remove the grass, determine the culprit and perform preventive maintenance before planting new seeds is crucial.
Lawn renovation requires a careful process if you want to revitalize your turf. You will need the following essential tools and supplies to complete this type of project:
If you have plenty of dead grass, you may need to use a shovel and a wheelbarrow to roll away the dried-up layers and replace them with new grass.
Inspect your lawn evaluating the soil and condition of the grass. Look for bare patches, weed outgrowth, signs of weeds, disease, grub infestation and other causes of undergrowth mentioned earlier. Further, take note of the type of grass planted on the soil, so you’ll know which time of the year they should go green. In addition, pay attention to high-traffic sections where the ground might have been compacted.
Use a soil test kit to determine its pH level. This test will also tell you the nutrient levels, revealing why some parts of your lawn are drying up. Use garden spades, rakes, chopsticks, or other tools to aerate the soil. Poke a few holes in the ground, especially in the parts that have been compacted due to increased traffic. These areas are usually where people and pets walk from time to time.
You may have to add compost to the topsoil instead of fertilizer if needed. This procedure may be necessary if the soil’s pH is too high, preventing the grass from absorbing the nutrients they need to grow.
Rake out the dead grass and apply pesticides to control the insect or grub infestation. Spread grass seeds that grow well in your region using a spreader so you have an even distribution. Cover the newly seeded areas with compost and water them lightly.
If you identify weeds growing in your yard, you can remove them manually. However, if there’s an overgrowth, you may need to use the correct herbicide to eliminate them. Follow the instructions on the label carefully to prevent harming the grass and other yard plants.
Proper lawn care requires adequate watering and mowing. Give your yard a trim once a week during the growing season. You can reduce the frequency to every other week during the dry seasons.
Turf Unlimited has helped hundreds of homeowners revive and revitalize their lawns. When you work with our team, you leverage over 27 years of industry experience. We can identify the primary cause of your lawn problems and apply custom solutions to make it go green again. Contact us today to get the best lawn for your home.
