I suppose you have a lawn or you wouldn’t be reading this article and by reffering to this article you must be considering how you could improve the care for your lawn! For most of us, lawn fulfils the basic function of producing a green covering over large areas of our gardens. Should the grass extend into the flower border then it becomes a weed worthy of extinction as quickly as possible!

Basic Lawncare for a mature lawn involves us simply cutting the grass every week through the summer to keep it looking tidy, weeds and all! Some of you may go a little further and actually feed and weed the lawn while the most dedicated will actually practice the extensive Lawncare regime and scarify and aerate the turf every year. It all depends on what lawn and garden tools you have and what you are trying to achieve.

Because you are seeking for Lawncare articles I can assume you are one of the more keen gardeners who would like their turf to look as good as the rest of the garden.

Lawncare comprises of just a few basic stages be it for the normal lawn owned by most of us, through to the bowling green / putting green standard achieved by the professionals. Let us assume that you are wanting to enhance the appearance of lawn that the vast majority of us own.

We start our Lawncare regime in the springtime when the lawn shows its first sign of coming back to life after the winter. The lawn will start to look a little greener and seem to stand up more as it starts to grow.

Now is the time when you take a steel wire pronged Tyne rake and give your turf a good deep raking. Now this is not an easy job but it is an essential part of your Grass Care regime. The aim of this exercise is to try to extract the ‘thatch’ at the base of the plant. Yes, grass is a plant and like all other plants rubbish accumulates at its base, only with grass it becomes mattered preventing air and water getting easy access to the roots.

By scratching away this dead substance you are clearing away this layer and creating space and improving the environment in which the lawn can grow. The more vigorous the grass, the less room for weeds to grow.

Whether you’re planning to use liquid lawn fertilizer or Pellets. Organic or non-organic, you need to get this bit right before you begin your feeding regime.

The turf will look in a poor state after you’ve finished but it will soon recover and the dead thatch can be used to line hanging baskets or added to the compost heap. After a few days the grass will be growing and you can start your cutting regime and spring feeding. This job is well worth the effort.

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