Lush Lawn Achieved
By Joseph Brache
 So you want a lush and lovely lawn? Here are 5 tips on making it happen.
1. Turf only needs a small amount of nitrogen. Try an organic lawn food blend. Most of the nitrogen in these is water-insoluble; it stays put and is released over a month or more, providing nutrition to the plants in small doses.
2. Add clover and other grasses. Simply overseed, or plant on top of what is already there. Rough up the surface with a metal garden rake. Mix the clover seed with sand or finely screened compost. Sow 2 ounces clover seed per 1,000 square feet for moderate clover cover, or up to 8 ounces if you want clover to dominate the turf. After sowing, water your lawn deeply and keep the soil moist until clover germinates.
3. Water, but not too much. Watering, like fertilizing, calls for restraint. Deep watering every 2 weeks or so is preferable to shallow daily watering. If you grow the proper turf-grass for your area, you can probably get by without any watering.
4. Remove weeds. Mowing, feeding, and watering practices will reduce the weed population, and there are effective organic weed-control strategies. One of the best is corn gluten meal, which prevents crabgrass and other weeds from germinating, Apply it early in the season, before the soil reaches 55 degrees, at a rate of 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Do it again in late summer.
5. Use a spreader to apply a quarter-inch deep (or less) of finely screened compost to the turf. This enhances the soil.Compost invigorates the soil and stirs up a slew of microorganisms as it sifts below the surface, improving drainage and reducing compaction along the way.
About the Author
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| Joseph Brache, Gemini Lawns & Landscapes LLC.
Box 281
Lakehurst, NJ 08733
732-678-8681
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