Spring Lawn Care

Mar 27, 2020Lawns

Spring is definitely here, we’ve had quite a few sunny and even warm days on the east coast of Scotland the last few weeks. Time to start really enjoying our gardens! One of the biggest jobs in garden care is often the lawn, keeping it looking green and lush and a place to play and relax.

There are several jobs that can be done in April to aid the lawn as it begins the growing seasons once again. Scarification is a good start. Scarifying is basically raking the lawn to remove dead grass and moss. You can do this with a lawn rake, or if you have a big lawn you can use a ‘scarifier’, a machine similar in size to a mower which has blades or wires which vigorously comb the lawn. Setting the blades too deep can make quite a mess of the lawn however, so be careful! Removal of dead grass or thatch, and cutting into the shallow roots stimulates lawn growth, encouraging thicker grass and discouraging moss.

Another good thing to start the growing season is the application of lawn sand. Lawn sand contains a mix of sand and ferrous oxide which changes the PH inhibiting moss growth: the nitrogen feeds the grass. In combination with sarification this can work really well in maintaining a flourishing lawn. Usually a lawn with a lot of moss will return to its mossy state after two years of simply cutting the grass wo its good to do the two treatments annually. Lawn sand can be applied several times in the season