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Lawn care regimen suggestions?

Other than mowing the lawn, I am totally new to any type of lawn care. Crab grass, clover, bermuda, it's all the same to me.

My parents asked me to cultivate an immaculate lawn for them but not sure how to get started. This is what I have so far... Small yard, about 1/8 acre, mostly bermuda grass with tons of clover and something that looks like carpetweed. Lawn is flat, full sun, good drainage, zero foot traffic.

I don't have a preference on type of grass, just all blades and as few weeds as possible. What do I do? Overseed? Herbicide the whole thing? How often to water?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    To answer your question, I am going to ask one.

    How do you feel about hand weeding? It's really not that big of a yard.

    The reason I say this is because this is a great time to seed with warm season grasses. If you apply anything to kill the weeds, it will delay the time before you can seed the yard. One of the only ways to get away with this may be to use an activated charcoal to detox the soil afterwards.

    How is your soil? To cultivate an immaculate lawn requires you to begin with a high quality soil base as well.

    You can build an immaculate lawn by overseeding, topdressing, and core aeration, but it will take a bit of time to do it.

    I suggest you have your soil tested and do a little bit of reading as well. The more informed you are, the more success you will have.

    best of luck to you.

    For some pretty in depth info on lawns, I have found the www.lawn-care-academy.com is one of the best sites.

  • deloy
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Fertilizing a backyard finally leads to watering it extra which finally leads to a susceptible backyard. i understand you and your loved ones have accomplished this for generations without theory. yet think of, in case you sat on your lounger observing soccer and have been fed and given water what sort of shape might you be in. you haven't any theory what share cases I answer this and no person listens. you in all probability won't the two by way of fact the Scottish guy on the television runs your existence. i do no longer water, I fertilize as quickly as each 5 years, perhaps and my grass is eco-friendly and growing to be and that i've got the least dandelions and crabgrass contained domestically, yet what do i understand, astonishing i've got not got a Scottish accessory! Sorry, drives me nuts why human beings spend all that factor and money and water on GRASS! besides bypass online and discover your State Agricultural Dept and discover a thank you to deliver soil samples, then they're going to deliver a checklist what you pick for and how lots. then you definately placed it down and rototil the total backyard and reseed with a competent seed, bypass to a backyard center for a community grass seed no longer that Scottish men that's blended for Guatemala. you initiate the backyard returned and water the 1st 12 months extremely fizzling out to a million" a week. Then the subsequent 12 months you overseed and water returned for a lots shorter time and taper off and give up. Get yet another soil diagnosis and do what it says and that's that. MOW AS intense AS YOUR MOWER enables! this might coloration each and all of the weed seeds. do no longer rake or aerate or dethatch all that does is develop weed seeds. look the boys the Scottish guy artwork for are rather clever, they ought to sell as lots product as possible so he tells you despite makes their base line extra useful. As I say you do no longer believe and that i do no longer care reason I mowed 5 cases final 12 months, the grass is eco-friendly and it does not fee not often something. And confident, I water, as quickly as interior the final 33 YEARS! as quickly as! I refuse to stay for grass, my father used to assert people who watered their lawns weren't working with an entire deck.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Here's advice about watering:

    Top 3 Mistakes You Must Avoid When Watering Your Lawn

    http://www.tigerfdn.com/lawn-care-tips-top-3-mista...

    Browse through these tips on lawn care and it should get you off to a good start:

    Lawn Care Tips:

    http://www.tigerfdn.com/lawnmowers/lawn-care-tips

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