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The Easy 4 Step Lawn Care Program
Growing grass can be easy.
It sprouts from cracks in concrete or from the gutters of an abandoned house. Grass will grow just about anywhere and growing a lush, deep green, healthy turf is really only a matter of doing the right thing at the right time. But let's agree on a few of the basics about lawn care.
First premise: The “grass” we're talking about is, for the most part, either a fine-bladed cultivar of Kentucky Bluegrass, Red Fescue, Perennial Rye or a blend of two or more of these types, possibly containing a number of cultivars. (A cultivar is a horticultural variety selected for a specific characteristic, such as improved disease resistance, deeper color, finer leaf blade or anything that makes it more desirable over the common species.)
These most commonly used turf-type grasses are Cool Season Grasses. That means they grow during the spring and fall and naturally go dormant or slow their growth considerably during the heat and dryness of our typical summer.
Second premise: Grass is a heavy feeder. Makes sense doesn't it? Anything that grows that fast requires energy and producing that energy requires nutrients in heavy doses.
Third premise: Grass requires light to thrive. That means at least 70% bright light, if not full sun. Shade tolerant grasses are no exception. You can grow grass in shady locations only if the shade is bright. Like the shade from tall, airy trees for example. You cannot compensate for the lack of light with extra fertilizer, extra water or extra seed -- grass needs light.
Now that we've all agreed on the basic premises, here is our four-step, easy to remember strategy for maintaining turf-type lawn grasses.
With these steps you can Do-It-Yourself, or with the Lawn Fertilization program through Hoerr Nursery, you can contract for up to six steps for your lawn. Call: 309-691-4561 for more information.
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