Correct Ways of Doing Fertilization, Dethatching and Aeration of Your Lawn

Fertilization, Dethatching and Aeration are the three processes that are extremely useful for the rapid growth of your home lawn. If you want to have a greener and fresher looking garden year round, you need to be aware about these three processes and the correct way to do them. Let’s discuss them one by one.

To begin with, Fertilization is the process in which suitable fertilizers are added to the soil in order to boost the growth of the grass and the plants. The best time for fertilization is in the spring season. As we have already hit the summer, you are still not too late to fertilize your soil. For purchasing the correct type of fertilizer, you need to be pretty careful about the three numbers that are there on the label. These numbers show the percentage composition of Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium which are the vital nutrients needed for the accurate growth of your grass. If the label says 25-10-20, it means that the fertilizer contains 25% Nitrogen, 10% Phosphate and 20% Potassium. Buy the correct type of fertilizer and spread that all over your home lawn. Repeated spreading of the fertilizer is required throughout the year for your grass to grow properly.

Coming to Dethatching, it is a process in which the dead grass accumulates on the soil surface and makes it difficult for water and nutrients to seep through it and reach the roots. Thatch of ½ inch or less is actually beneficial for the soil because it acts as insulation and prevents extreme heat to reach the roots. However, if it grows more than ¾ inch, it become problematic and aids growth of pests and insects. If you want to dethatch your lawn yourself, you can rent a dethatcher and run it all over your garden to remove the excessive thatch. Get the settings of the dethatcher done from the rental company because incorrect setting can thatch too much. Once you are done dethatching, don’t forget to remove the loosened thatch from the garden. Correct time to dethatch your lawn is when the grass is properly growing and the soil is decently moist for you to work on.

The last process is Aeration, which involves the process of removing the plugs of the soil in order to loosen it up a bit so that the air, nutrients and water can easily penetrate through the soil and reach the roots. This process is known by several names such as aeration, aerifying, coring etcetera. You can aerate your home loan with the help of an aerator. The day before you plan to do it, apply around 1 inch of water to the soil so that it can become pretty moist. Then you can run the aerator on the garden, which will remove the plugs of soil and keep them on the grass so that it can break down and provide nutrients to the garden itself. After aerating, you can water your lawn again so that the water can reach the roots and help in growth.

Sounds easy right? In reality, when you try to DIY, you come across a lot of doubts and confusions of what to do and what not to do. So, for proper Fertilization, Dethatching and Aeration services in Florida and Sarasota, consult Turf Fox. Let our professionals do this task for you and help you have a welcoming and disease free grass throughout the year.