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How To Get Golf Course Lawn At Home

Gwen M
Jun 9, 2017
4 min read

Tips On How To Bring The Golf Course Lawn Home:

I remember riding pass a gulf course and seeing the most greenest lawn I'd ever seen in my life. I Just wanted to dig up every inch of it's lush beauty and plop it right down in my own yard, But of course I could't do that. But since then I have learned a lot and now I want to share how to bring the gulf course lawn home to your very own yard with these simple tips

Never plant grass seeds that needs full sunlight in a shaded area of your yard.

When it's time to mow the lawn make sure you are cutting at a height that your grass prefers for example 2 to 3 inches in height.

Always mow your grass with sharp blades because dull blades will tear the turf and discolor the tips of your grass for a few days.

Maintain a proper moisture level with a moisture meter

Never over water or under water your grass because you will end up with a again yellowish color grass the appear to dry

Fertilize your lawn regularly the fertilizer will need some percentage of iron. Iron is the key to providing lush green beautiful grass and will stop excess growth.

Avoid removing a 3rd of the leaf blade in one mowing because scalping will also discolor the turf to a yellowish color. Mowing more often will keep you from scalping your grass and decrease the need to bag your clippings.

You need to aerate at least once per year because over time your grass will become compacted and the roots will have a hard time getting water and air whic is needed for the health of your lawn..

If all else fail do a soil test this type of test will show you all the nutrients levels and give you a plan to correct the problem.

Grass Seeds: The best grass seeds to buy is Turf builder grass seeds, sun and shade mix. Grows quicker, thicker, greener grass, guaranteed. Spreads rapidly to repair thin and bare spots

Lawn Mower: There is a huge variety of lawnmowers on the market today however there are only three main types of lawnmowers, and they are the cylinder, the rotary and the hover lawnmower.

Spreader: Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard Mini Broadcast Spreader is a top of the line seller at Amazon. Holds up to 5,000 sq. ft. of Scotts lawn products. Calibrated and ready to use and it comes fully assembled

Fertilizer

Watering Hose: Apex 887-6 Hose Reel Leader Hose. Fits most hose reelsE-z tite brass couplings for secure connections. This hose is not intended for drinking water use.

2-Hours-A-Week Lawn Care Tips

Are you pressed for time? Now you can have an attractive lawn in no time flat. All you have to do is commit to two hours a week on the average this will produce the best results if you prioritize your tasks weekly, according to the nationally known "Yard Doctor," Trey Rogers, Ph.D. In a recent survey revealed that most people's' main lawn care problem was finding enough time out of the day to care for their yards.

Having a beautiful yard is very vital to most homeowners, however when your schedules create a time crunch, you need to prioritize your lawn care tasks and find shortcuts that will still allow you to have a good-looking lawn.

Here are some time savers lawn tips

Don't Cut your lawn as often. Do not scalp your lawn thinking you can mow less often. Let your grass grow a little longer is far healthier than mowing your lawn too close. Scalping will almost always damage your grass blades, and that will stop the damaged lawn from fending off pests, disease and weeds.

Cut only a third of the length of the grass when you mow. Water more often. If you use a manual placed sprinkler, you need to set it properly the first time you use it so that the it will water as much of your lawn as possible without sprinkling sidewalks or driveways.

Put a mark on all the locations so you won't have to guess the next time. Try leaving the sprinkler attached to a water hose, that will save a few more minutes all you would have to do is just unreel the hose. Water in the early sunlight maybe while you are getting ready for work or preparing the kids to go to school.

Avoid evaporation this will enhance absorption.

Get Your children to help. You can Put them in charge of the easy yard care chores, for example have them to clear away all toys, sticks and other objects from the lawn before you mow. They can also help when watering the lawn. For safety the kids should be out of the area or under your supervision before you start to mow, however Fertilize only once, and do it when it can do the most good.

Fertilize at the beginning of the planting and growing season with a slow release of nitrogen fertilizer. It will less likely damage your lawn if your application technique is not perfect, and it will continue to work for weeks on end.

Always keep your mower in tip top shape. You need to have it tuned up at least once a year or do it yourself it will only take 30 minutes or less out of your day. Do this weekly and watch your lawn spring to life in a pretty green kind of way.

Putting Your Home On The Market?

you might want to consider doing this one thing first

You should start outdoors first when listing your home, because your yard is the first thing your buyer will see and if your yard is not in tip top shape the buyer might just keep rolling right pass your property. Here is some quick clean up tips for your out doors

Have water features in your yard clean those up real good

Tend to all of your flower and vegetable beds by making sure they are fresh looking no dead flowers or leaves any where.

You might want to add some new fresh plants to the bunch

Take care of any irrigation issues

Repair faucet leaks.

Rake and pick up trash that might be in the yard area

Shape up your unsightly or overgrown trees and shrubs.

Using mulch you need to touch that up

Last but not least tend to your grass keep it green and lush just like the gulf course