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Keeping Your Lawn Green in Illinois
Nothing is lovelier than a well-kept, lush, green Illinois lawn surrounding your home. It increases property value, makes the home more inviting, and enhances the neighborhood. It also takes work and effort to keep it looking good.
Most homeowners have better things to do than spend every spare minute caring for their lawn. Fortunately, that isn’t necessary. The key to a successful great looking Illinois lawn is routine, consistent care. The chore can become a pleasant habit instead of a dreaded duty with the right attitude and a little expertise. The secret is to do the right chore at the right time.
Prevention is better than cure! Fertilize to maintain a green, healthy Illinois lawn. Don’t wait until it needs fertilizing. Feed it before it needs feeding, mow it before it needs mowing. Call EZ Care Services for exceptional lawn care and maintenance.
Some Helpful Tips to Keep Your Lawn Looking Good
- Mow your grass so that it will be 2 - 3 inches tall, cutting no more than one third off at a time
- Keep grass strong and healthy with proper application of fertilizer during spring, summer, and fall. This will ensure resilience to traffic and drought, and give the Illinois lawn a healthier green. Slow release fertilizer is the best
- Treat weeds and pests immediately. Don’t wait for the problem to get out of hand
- As long as you mow the Illinois lawn often, clippings can stay on the Illinois lawn, adding nutrients and humus to the soil.
- Use a lawn mower you can manipulate and change blade heights on easily.
- Dull mower blades tear the grass, so keep blades razor sharp by sharpening. Sharpen blades more often if you hit hard objects like sticks or stones while mowing.
- Reseed bare spots early fall or spring. First rake away debris and get rid of weeds. Loosen the soil 4 to 6 inches deep; add a light application of fertilizer. Rake soil smooth, spread grass seed, and tamp down. Keep moist until seed germinates. At other times of the season, use sod or plugs to fill in bare spots.
- An even Illinois lawn mows quicker and looks better. Humps and dips in the Illinois lawn created by freezing and thawing or other factors should be leveled. Raise low spots by spreading soil on top of the grass, no more than ¼ of an inch at a time. Smoothen, and repeat twice a year until level. Remove humps, soak with water, and roll. Repeat during spring and fall until the hump disappears.
- Mulching and edging around tree bases will decrease mowing time, and help protect the bark on trees from possible damage caused by mowing too close to the trunks.
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