Lawn Care with Flair
All living organisms, lawn and plants require nourishment to stay healthy. A well-maintained lawn will have healthy turf, rich in needed macro and micro elements with a lush green carpet that will smother any weeds that tend to invade the lawn, by smothering out the weeds before it can get a stronghold in the lawn.
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Lawn Care
A Well Fed And Groomed Lawn Is An Asset.
Nourishment
All living organisms, lawn and plants require nourishment to stay healthy. A well-maintained lawn will have healthy turf, rich in needed macro and micro elements with a lush green carpet that will smother any weeds that tend to invade the lawn, by smothering out the weeds before it can get a stronghold in the lawn.
Vegetation can absorb only so much fertiliser over a given time period. The excess will most probably be leaching past the plant roots when watered.
Overfeeding can also cause an excess of tender new sprouts which is highly susceptible to insects and require more watering and mowing.
It will possibly burn the lawn, thus leaving it discoloured. The golden rule is to ALWAYS READ THE LABEL prior using the product.
Do not ignore the quantities recommended, as it WILL destroy your lawn.
Slow release fertilisers are great for homeowner use due to their longer lasting ability and the less likelihood of burning the grass with over fertilisation. Check the label and local garden centres for recommendations on your particular grass species. Recommended application rates are generally based on the amount of fertiliser required to supply a given amount of 500g Nitrogen per 300m2 of turf
Always apply the correct amount of fertiliser product to plants. Do not assume by doubling a dosage that you are hastening a plant’s ability to grow better in a shorter time frame. Apply fertilisers and immediately water the garden area after application to wash the fertilisers off the plant tissues and onto the soil. Never apply fertilisers when a plant is stressed from disease or drought, as it may be more sensitive to the drying effects of fertiliser salts. Also do not apply fertilisers onto wet leaves. Particles of fertiliser salts may dissolve on wet leaves and instantly act against the healthy plant tissues they come in contact with.
Pesticides + weedkiller +lawn treatment
The best way to avoid weeds is to have an actively, healthy growing turf that grows vigorous to form a dense canopy that keeps light from the soil surface. Weed infestation will be kept at bay if you follow a fertilising and watering program and mow the lawn regularly. Make sure you understand the use of herbicides and insecticides. It is best to make use of specialist information on the kind of product to be used.
Aerating And Lawn Dressing
Make use of a spike roller to aerate compacted turf. It allows air, fertiliser and water to penetrate down to the root zone of the turf. On smaller areas use a garden fork. Push the fork all the way into the soil and lift it slightly to allow for better aeration.
Cover turf with 20mm of quality weed free lawn dressing to fill all hollow places. To avoid that grass die, it is better to use a little soil over time to fill deep depressions.
Alternatively, the turf can be lifted, soil put underneath it before it is put in again. Water turf thoroughly after spreading lawn dressing.
Never put lawn dressing on LM lawn or evergreen seeded turf.
Fertilizer
Fertiliser content is listed numerically in order of:
- Nitrogen N: Stimulates growth in the leaf blades and gives the turf the green colour in the leaf blades. Application of Nitrogen must be balanced with other plant nutrients. In the right amounts, Nitrogen will stimulate the plants’ usage of Phosphorus, Potassium, and other plant nutrients. Nitrogen in excess will cause weakening of the plants and decrease it’s resistance to diseases. (Leafs & shoots)
- Phosphorus P: Stimulates early root growth and development, and helps to increase soil bacteria. Unlike Nitrogen, an excess of Phosphorus does not have the harming effects when applied in excess. (Stems & roots)
- Potassium K: Encourages a healthy root system, promotes steady growth, counteracts the harmful effects of Nitrogen, promotes disease resistance, and helps to balance the effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorus.
- Calcium: Calcium has several useful benefits. It indirectly increases the availability of Nitrogen, helps to form cell walls, neutralises harmful acids, and generally aids in the efficiency of fertiliser. Calcium rich soil aids in the availability of Potassium to plants and grasses. (Flower & fruit
Mole crickets are highly destructive, sub-surface pests that cause extensive damage to turf.
Mole crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera. Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied, fossorial insects about 3–5 cm long as adults, with small eyes and shovel-like fore limbs highly developed for burrowing
Mole crickets feed on small soil insects as well as plant roots and shoots. Some species are extremely damaging to turf especially in warm climates. Their damage can be recognized by irregularly raised burrows and dying grass.
While mole crickets will feed on both plants and animals, they are most known for the damage they cause to lawns through their tunneling
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