Gardening - Lawn Maintenance Chores Part II:

In t second article on n mainance chores we're ng to pick up with what needs to be done in order to take care of a h mainance n.

For stars, you're ng to need about 4 to 5 hours of f time each week to take care of your n if you want it to k like a putting gn. You're ng to want to plant what is ced a dwarf grass, which is one t will toler the low mowing hets t you're ng to h to set your mower to in order to get t putting gn k. The best grass for t k is either Kucky blue, or cping b grass. Cping b grass is the kind used by most golf courses. These grass types will give your n a lush, velvety carpet k you will absolutely be the envy of your nebors. However, be prepared to pay for t k. T is truly h mainance work involved here.

H mainance ns require constant work. Cping bgrass has a very show root system will not st up to any adverse conditions such as drought, heavy foot traffic simple neglect.

You're ng to need to feed your grass at regular times during the spring, summer f. It's during t time t the grass produces most of its new growth. On top of t, you're ng to need to cut it, hold onto your seats, at least 3 to 6 times each week to a het of about one-sixth of an inch. Hope you h a lot of gasoline for the mower.

The reason the grass needs to be cut so of is to preserve t mat appearance t you associ with putting gns. Af , t is the k you're ng for. It doesn't happen by itself. If you don't cut the grass frequly what happens is it produces soft gn spreading shoots over a base of dry, scruffy soft les. T is not a nice k. If you're ng to invest your money in t type of n then you bet invest in a mower t is made specificy for t type of cutting. Again, not cheap.

Also, you're ng to need to wa your n at least twice a week even more of if you run into a hot dry spell. You must wa at the most beneficial times, like early in the morning. Hope you're an early riser. B grass is very susceptible to disease, one of the worst being snow mold which comes from waing too l in the day where the grass doesn't h enough time to dry out. That's why you h to wa early in the morning.

You're also ng to h to chemicy treat your grass regularly to keep it bug disease f. You may h to use as many as th differ chemicals to keep your n disease bug f.

Yes, a h mainance n is a joy to k at. But it comes at a pretty steep price.