Hey! I need help on mantaining my front lawn. It has 2 big trees in front of it so sometimes it may not get a lot of sunlight. I would like to know how I can keep grass like the ones on the golf courses? My grass often is in clumps(there are parts where there is no grass growing at all. just soil)and dry or yellow. I water my grass usually once a day in normal temeratures. and sometimes when its cold or rainy sometimes once on 2 or 3 days. I need simple but helpful techniques that you have tried and worked for you. ANy help is appreciated. Thanks!
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What kind of soil do you have?
Your grass need some lightly spread of ' sulphate of amonia' which can be purchased cheap at your local supermarket's garden section or at any garden centre. Do not use in extremely hot months and do not over water grass like you have been. Once you spread sulphate of amonia you will then need to water it down so its desolved and since your grass area is quite shady, you wont need to water it again for another week and the next time , a bit more longer. In the cooler months i suggest not to water grass at all cos it dosnt grow. Another suggestion is, for a shaded area like that it would be wise to take the grass out and plants some shade loving plants such as coleus, cliveas, begonias, caladiums, ferns, peacock plants or cyclamens. it depends if you like greens under those, then go for ferns or leavy plants.
So simple, yet so complicated.
Under trees, you really are in trouble.
St Augustine needs 4 hours of direct light
Bermuda needs 6 hours of direct light.
Everything else need between 4 to 6 hours of direct light.
If you can not get suntan under your tree, grass won't do very well.
All hope is not lost.
Shade beds are CHEAP, easy and beautiful.
Depending on where you live and your temperate zone is crucial on what you can grow.
First find out what type of grass you have then go from there.
Do not wast one penny prepping soil for grass.
Get to your local library and you will be surprised how easy it is to get a landscape in shape.
Now go drink two beers, you have a lot on your mind.
(for a good fertilizer schedule, go to http://www.scottslawn.com )
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Here is Proper Lawn Care
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/lv_household_tips/article/0,2041,DIY_14119_4905294,00.html
"Soil is key. The healthier your soil is the healthier your grass will be. Good soil will make room for water, nutrients, air and roots to grow through with ease. Healthy soil will hold water like a sponge, but at the same time promote excess drainage. Without good soil you will find yourself doing lots of weed control and over-fertilizing. Good soil should be filled with microorganisms, worms, and other beneficial life forms.
What do you do with a lawn that needs renovating? First, rake up any dry grass. Doing a good rough raking, making sure you get all the dead pieces on your lawn, is a good place to start.
Lay down an inch or two of top soil or organic matter—either one—and then rake it in.
Sprinkle grass seeds lightly over the lawn. You need to find out what grass works best for the area you live in. A local nursery can provide this information to you.
Watering tips. You don't need to water your lawn every day to keep it looking green.
Over watering or having grass too wet for too long can make it susceptible to diseases and insects. Use common sense and conserve water.
If you live somewhere that has sandy soil, you may have to water more. But, if you just put down seeds, you will have to water every day.
Grass seeds need to germinate and you need cooler nights for this to happen—late summer and early fall is a good time. But, and this is a point of debate, you don't have to water your grass in the summer—let it grow brown and in the fall it will grow back. This way, you will save water.
How often should you mow your lawn? You should mow your lawn regularly with sharp blades. To recycle nutrients especially nitrogen leave the lawn clipping in place wherever possible."
depending on where you live you may try planting a more shade tolerant grass. tree roots suck the available water away from the turf, this is the main reason for the lack of healthy turf. if you live somewhere warm try planting zoisia, its the more shade tolerant warm season grasses. if you live where its mostly cool try planting a shade mix. these are usually made up of tall fescue, kentucky blue, and rye grasses. remember you will need to water the areas near and under the trees more than the rest of your lawn.
If your soil contains too much or too little of certain chemical compounds, it is very harmful to your grass. The result? Your beautiful grass becomes riddled with lawn problems, including large patches of brown and dying grass, sparce growth, patches of dirt, overly dry grass, slow growth, or your lawn becomes overgrown with weeds that cannot be stopped.
In scientific terms (feel free to skip this paragraph if you dislike chemistry) the following organic compounds are the cause of many lawn problems: hydrocarbons, fatty acids, nitrogenous acids, alcohols, esters, fats, waxes, resins, carbohydrates, nitrogenous bases, and sulphur compounds (whew! what a list!). Amont these are dihydroxystearic acid and picoline carboxylic acid, which have both been found in unproductive lawn soils and both are harmful to plants.
So what does all this mean to you, the homeowner?
Basically, if the soil around your house contains too much of the above substances, your lawn will suffer, causing many lawn problems.
If the soil around your house is missing key nutrients, your lawn will suffer as well!
Sometimes the imbalance in your soil could be caused by an old buried sidewalk under your lawn which infuses the lawn with chemicals used in concrete. Sometimes it could be that before you moved into your home, your lawn had a huge pine tree in the middle of it that permeated the soil with pine needles (which contain chemicals harmful for grass) for 10 years before it was removed. It could also be the result of that beautiful maple tree which is distributing a harmful fungus to your entire lawn without you knowing it. It could be any number of other issues as well.
There are two possible solutions:
1) Hire a lawn care expert to come out and test your soil, evaluate the nearby trees, and make recommendations. A lawn care expert like this can be worth his fee many times over, because he will be able to pinpoint your problem quickly, saving you many trips to the lawn and garden store. He will also save you money that you would have wasted in various treatments, fertilizers, sprinklers, etc…
2. The other solution is to test the soil yourself. You can obtain soil testing kits on the Internet easily, then do the appropriate research on the particular type of grass you have in your lawn. Make sure the chemical makeup of your soil matches the requirements of your type of grass, and you will have a healthy lawn in no time.
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