Bare Spots in Your Lawn Are Easily Fixed

While some people truly have the greenest, most lushly growing lawns around, purely for looking at and admiring, if you’re like me, you like to enjoy your lawn by laying on it, tossing the football around, playing with the kids, or even fetch with the family dog. Unfortunately for your lawn, excessive playing and foot traffic can wreck havoc, causing bare spots from repeated use. You’ll be happy to learn, however, that repairing these bare spots is a manageable task that is achievable without too terribly much effort.

Whether your lawn is damaged by compaction from your children or dog, too little water, or insects, the coming fall season is an excellent time to begin reparation. It is essential to repair the bare spots, not only for aesthetic reasons, but to make sure they do not increase in size and become more susceptible to weed infestation or disease. Weeds have no trouble adapting, and will be firmly entrenched if not held at bay. You want to match your new grass with the grass that is already growing on your lawn and have those types of seeds on hand, purchased from your local lawn and garden shop. It is first necessary to remove the affected areas with a shovel and cover the spot with new, fresh, fertile soil. Following the directions on the label of your seeds, spread your seeds, covering them with either straw or moss to protect from rain and watering from your hose reel. Press the soil down lightly, do not press the seeds deeply or bury them deeply in the soil. Fertilizer is a good idea to apply over the area, to encourage quick and steady growth, from the first watering. The straw or moss will help hold in the important H2O of these first watering sessions. Make sure your hose is set on a fine mist, in order to keep the straw in place, and ensure the soil is moist, above all, not drenched. Grass will spring up within a few weeks of planting, but make sure not to walk, play or mow the area until around three inches of growth is visible. Once this happens, due to your fastidious tending and ample, but not excessive waterings, you can treat this new patch of grass like any other.

This method can be used again and again until your entire lawn is repaired, vigorously growing, and gorgeously green!

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