Home Values Page

Lawn Care - Repair Sprinkler System

Do It Yourself lawn sprinkler system repair. Learn how to repair pipe, sprinkler heads,timers, pumps and more

December 12th, 2007 Posted by admin | Lawn Care | no comments

Lawn Care - Dog Urine killing grass

If you have a dog but still want to have a beautiful lawn, you may be facing a few problems. Female dogs seem to burn lawns more frequently than males. This is because females squat to urinate while males lift their leg and urinate on trees, shrubs and fences.

When your pet urinates on your lawn, it can cause the grass to burn out and yellowish dead spots will appear. This causes unsightly patches in your lawn because of the high levels of nitrogen in the urine. Though grass needs nitrogen to grow, your dog’s urine is limited to one small spot. This can cause a concentrated amount of nitrogen to be applied in a small area, which causes burning. The larger your dog, the larger the burnt spot that will subsequently appear.

There are several ways to solve the problem of these unsightly dead spots:

· Take your dog to a park or wooded area where it can urinate.

· Saturate the place where your dog urinates with a large amount of water immediately after it does its duty. This will cause the nitrogen in the urine to be evenly distributed and diluted.

· Over-seed any burnt spots that appear in your lawn. You can also replace burnt spots by applying topsoil and reseeding or digging out the spot and replacing it with a piece of sod.

· Reseed or sod the area with a urine resistant grass, such as fescues or perennial ryegrass. Though these grasses aren’t completely urine resistant, they aren’t as susceptible to dog urine as other types of grass.

· Set aside one particular corner of your yard as your dog’s bathroom and train it to go there when it feels the call of nature. Cover the area with gravel or mulch so it can be easily replaced. This prevents dead spots in your lawn and helps to prevent odor from feces and urine.

Thoughts Aside:
A well managed greenhouse in your backyard gives you the chance to grow non seasonal vegetables and flowers. To find greenhouses types and shapes just pay a visit to Google and be overwhelmed by the vast ideas presented at most websites. The skylight that every glass greenhouse has, gives us those moments that let us enjoy the moon in the cold evening. The greenhouse shed with aluminum supports regulate the phenomenon commonly search for as carbon cycle greenhouse.

December 10th, 2007 Posted by admin | Lawn Care | no comments

Basic Lawn Care by Tania Penwell

Give a verdant look to your home landscape

Keeping the natural environment intact in your lawn is a prerequisite for a beautiful lawn. Grass is a natural element and adequate sunlight, air and water is what you require to give your lawn plush look. A patch of green in your home landscape adds to the health and beauty of your neighborhood. A lush landscape around your home will make your home look better and make you feel re-energized at the start of each day. True lawn lovers are never afraid of putting in their efforts to create a beautiful lawn. Maintaining the lawn can be challenging and you need to keep in mind a few details to maintain a healthy lawn.

Grasses suitable for your lawn soil

It is better to choose the plant that adjusts the climate of your region than to create an artificial climate for a foreign plant that is non-compatible to your soil and climatic conditions. Selecting something natural that automatically thrives with a little care and effort in the natural environment is best for your lawn. However, choosing and using fertilizers is crucial to the growth and survival of plants in your lawn. So be very careful to use these wisely on your plants.

Growing the particular grass that is compatible to the physiographic and soil condition of a particular region is best suited for homestead lawns. Trying to grow grass that is not suited to the climate and soil of the region is a wasteful effort and requires artificial climate. Turf grasses are suited for regions to the southern parts of USA whereas Kentucky bluegrass requires huge water and fertilizer is best suited for the northern regions.

Maintain your Lawn

To maintain a healthy and a verdant look clean your lawn regularly, check your soil and inspect for Damage.

Doing a soil test is the best way to understand your soil type and its requirements. You might find a high PH level in your soil in which case you need to balance it with lime. Your soil test will let you know about the mineral adequacy in the soil. Accordingly you need to provide the nutrition supplements to your soil that keeps the grass and other plants growing. If your soil is microbe rich then do not worry about plant growth but if it lacks organic material then you need to supplement your soil with the same. Aeration and use of compacted sols helps breeding microbes in the soil. This soil is extremely favorable to growth of plants and grass. If your area experiences heavy rainfall then compacted soil will prevent water logging.

However, if your area is dry ensure enough water supplies especially in the morning. Deep watering nourishes the roots and makes your lawn healthy. Over watering should be avoided just like infrequent and shallow watering. Never water the streets and sideways and never water after putting fertilizer to your lawn. Your lawn needs about 1/2″ of water in a week to survive and providing any amount in excess to this will be unfavorable to the grass growth.

Raking up accumulated leaves, removing dried and fallen leaves should be your regular task. If there is accumulation of dried leaves and other debris on the lawn grass then this will block the sunlight from reaching the grass and the condition of your grass suffers. Mowing the lawn regularly contributes to the healthy growth of grass. Make your lawn ideal for mowing would require maintaining a constant grass level to enable to mower function properly and avoid scalping which is detrimental to grass growth.

About the Author

Tania Penwell provides information on lawn care for Savvy Lawn Care - your guide to creating a beautiful lawn.

Related:
The mega malls have made our lives easier by giving us all the things needed to implement our backyard landscaping ideas or home improvement plans. Those specialty stores really make our experience of shopping pleasant. Whether you want a garden gate or one of those ready made decks for your house, it is all available under one roof. Not only these stores cater to people with a big pockets but also people with small backyard gardens design. They even throw in a free backyard garden protection guide.

June 28th, 2007 Posted by admin | Lawn Care | no comments