5 Best Options For Spring Lawn Renovation

It might be difficult to bring your lawn back to life after a long, cold winter. From sowing to aerating, appropriate spring lawn care entails a wide range of tasks. You’ll need to get started early if you want to have a healthy, beautiful lawn. 

Let us look at 5 best options for Spring Lawn Renovation.

Dethatching

Thatch is formed when dead grass and yard clippings gather and become matted down. While you will see that some thatch embraces the roots, a half-inch or more inhibits moisture and nutrients from getting to the soil and promotes fungal development. Give the lawn a good once-over with a dethatching rake or a dethatching broom.

Testing

You’ll need adequate soil to grow a wonderful lawn. The majority of grass species survive in neither alkaline nor acidic environments. You may submit a sample of your soil to your local extension office for testing, or if you want to do it yourself, you can check with your local gardener to use an inexpensive test kit.

Cleanup

Your grass might require a full spring cleaning after being ignored all winter. Examine your property and analyze the state of your grass with your rake and trimming equipment. Examine the area for any plants that did not make it, and remove any leaves or twigs that may be restraining the grass from growing. Last but not least, don’t forget to trim your trees and plants.

Aeration

Patches of lawn with a lot of foot activity might become compacted and unfriendly to grass roots. Aeration, whether human or mechanical, helps in relieving compaction. This procedure is poking small holes in the soil to allow the roots to expand and for air, water, and nutrients to penetrate.

Weed Treatment

For a weed-free lawn all season, going for preventative treatment can prove to be the best option. Use a pre-emergent herbicide early to prevent weeds from sprouting. Also, you can use a post-emergent pesticide formulated to kill developing weeds if it’s already too late. 

Bonus Tip – Keep watering until establishing the lawn

Proper watering is an important part of this process. Warm temperatures are necessary for rapid germination and development, but they might also be the most difficult aspect of the complete establishment. Keep the grass seed wet until it germinates, then irrigate the sod until it establishes roots. Then water on a regular basis.

Snow removal results in a lot of sand, salt, and gravel finding their way into our lawns. It’s quite difficult to get out with only a rake! If you have a similar issue, a rock sweeper, sometimes known as a “paddle” sweeper, is ideal for getting through grass and sweeping up small pebbles or sand without hurting the grass. 

You can move acorns, walnuts, boulders, mulch, and pine cones from the lawn to the driveway or sidewalk for simple pickup without causing damage to the grass. Because the paddle is so expensive, you might want to rent one from your local home improvement store to give it a try.

However, every trick also involves a technique. And that is exactly what T&B Landscape and Irrigation is famous for. T&B Landscaping provides full-service landscaping to the Andover, MA region at a reasonable price. To create a really one-of-a-kind landscape, our Andover landscapers mix experience and creativity with experienced carpenters, licensed irrigation specialists, stonemasons, and other professionals.

Our objective is to have your living space extend outside into the yard. T&B Landscaping can create complete outside habitats for any location, and it can help you with the best procedures for spring lawn renovation.