Spring Lawn Care Tips
After winter everyone’s lawns are a bit tired and a few steps in your spring lawn care in Winchester can make all the difference to whether it recovers or not. During the winter it went into a dormant stage and freezing, lack of drainage, frost and snow can all cause damage. Repairing areas that are damaged, raking, using the best fertilizer and so on can really help your lawn flourish and return to its lush green look. Raking to remove winter debris Before you start your early lawn spring jobs you need to give the lawn a chance to dry out some. If you try to do anything on a wet lawn you can actually cause more damage, not just to the lawn but to your gardening equipment too. When it has dried enough it is easier to start raking. This is good to aerate the soil and remove winter debris, preventing fungal problems. You or a lawn expert will need a hard tine rake and possibly a lawn vacuum. Scarification A problem that can happen over the winter months is the build-up of thatch...