Kickstart Your Lawn’s Heart!

Spring has finally shown its sunny face, but your lawn looks kind of … blah. There are some bald spots, some weeds and the grass is still slightly flat. The winds aren’t helping, except to seed the weeds, and your lawn gurus at Divine Lawns have said it’s not really time for a first mow of the year – they want to wait till the grass is at least four inches tall.

They did hold out some hope for a brilliant green lawn, though. So they will come and check out the various problems and see if they can kind of kickstart your lawn. It will be a little like applying the green lawn paddles to the fainting heart of your lawn.

It’s all about the water.

Yes, your lawn does show some bald or browning patches. The first thing your Divine team will do is check over your irrigation. The brown spots may result from not enough water reaching the roots. The bald patches might be where the grass has not retaken root after the winter. 

After pulling up one of the brown patches, the sprinklers were adjusted, and now the water seems to be evenly spread across the whole lawn. Lawn seed will be spread in all the bare spots, and the area will be watered every day for at least a week to give the seeds a chance to sprout. The extra watering should give the rest of the lawn a boost. 

The weeds get pulled out by the roots. Some have to be dug out and the roots removed as much as possible. Either way, fresh soil will be mixed in with what soil is left in the holes. The bare places will be heavily seeded, and we hope the seeds germinate, and the grassroots take hold in the area quickly. 

Once the seeds are sprouting and the existing grass is strong enough to stand up to the winds, there will be another check by the lawn team, and they will decide if the lawn needs more seeding overall. The winds dry out the soil, so watering continues daily, covering the whole lawn. 

No, it’s all about the grass.

The seeds have taken root, and new grass is sprouting everywhere on the lawn. By next week, it will be ready for the first mow of the spring.

It looks like some more pesky weeds might be thinking about growing at the edges of the lawn. Of course, your Divine lawn team will dig them out and dispose of them. Instead, it might be time to think about spreading a light dose of weed killer coupled with a lawn builder fertilizer. There are several popular preparations on the market, so you can rely on your lawn care gurus to make the right choice for your lawn.

Usually, lawn food is spread about the time of the first mowing of the season, so we are on track for all the needs your lawn has shown so far. They will probably consider lawn food that helps to protect your lawn against heat and drought since the heavy winds will continue to suck moisture out of the air and out of the soil.

The mowing!

It’s time! The first mowing of spring! The seed has rooted nicely, and the extra seeding has given the lawn a thick, healthy growth. Your lawn guys measured, and the grass is almost six inches tall everywhere. So, mowing is happening!

The mowers will probably be adjusted to the highest cut level, usually about 4 inches. In general, it’s healthy to remove about one-third of the total grass height, so 4 inches is just right. 

Now that the lawn can be mowed, it’s a good time to edge any bedding. The soil is soft with all the extra watering, and making a border between the grass and the bedding is much simpler than waiting any longer. As always, refresh your mulch in the spring, removing any mulch that has degraded over the winter. It may be that you will be adding new mulch or replacing all the mulch on the bedding. Finally, let’s keep those weeds out of our landscape.

The grass!

Our little bit of shock treatment brought the grass back to its vibrant color and health. Believe it or not, this magic all happened within two to three weeks. So your lawn had a kickstart, indeed!

In addition, your flowers look lovely in their new mulch. They contrast perfectly with the bright green of the lawns and the colors of the new mulch. Most of the flowers did well under their heavy blankets of mulch and snow, and spring has them bursting with flowery happiness.

The water!

Once a second and third mowing is done, it might be a good time to reseed the thinner areas. Using a combination of grass seed and fertilizer, let the spreader do most of the work, and your lawn is ready to concentrate on growing more robust and fuller. Continue to keep to the watering pattern every day after spreading seed or fertilizer. Your lawn team is also keeping an eye on things, but they seem pretty confident that your lawn is doing great.

Now that the lawn is back to its robust health, you can see that the trees are doing better as well. The roots are enjoying the extra water. Not to mention, the herbicide has taken some of the pressure off, so the roots aren’t wrapped around and blocked by the insidious weeds. 

And look, some of the fruit trees are budding out and blossoming! They must be enjoying the new freedom from weedy roots. The extra water is helping the fruit trees to begin their production cycle right on time. The fruit should be plentiful and perfect for your table or preserves by harvest time.

It’s you!

Yes, it is you. You noticed your lawn was in trouble and called for the right help. You made sure the watering took place on schedule, and you even got your hands a little dirty spreading new seeds and fertilizer. Yes, it is YOU!