Get a Beautiful Green Lawn in Ottawa

Get a Beautiful Green Lawn in Ottawa

Lawn care is an important part of owning a home.  To get a beautiful green lawn in Ottawa helps enhance the neighborhood and will attract more potential buyers to your home.  Routine care and prevention is so much easier than waiting for a problem to arise that could result in more time and money in the end.

A few easy steps to making sure you get your beautiful green lawn in Ottawa:

• Reseed your bare spots in the early fall or spring.  Rake up all the debris and dead grass, and loosen the soil.  Add more soil if needed.  Add your fertilizer and rake again.  Spread your grass seed and pat down.  Keep the grass moist until you see the grass sprouting.
• Fertilize in the spring and fall.  A slow release fertilizer works best.
• Mow the lawn every 5-6 days in a wet period, or 12-14 days during a dry spell.  Mowing often enough and being able to leave the clippings on the ground helps add nutrients back into the soil helping the grass grow.
• Keep your lawn mower blades sharp since a dull blade will injure the tops grass and turn it brown.  Sharpening monthly or when you have hit hard objects (rocks, branches) is a good rule of thumb.
• Take care of weeds before they take over your lawn.  Getting them early helps stop the root from getting too big and too deep.  Make sure that the entire root is out to prevent a new one from poping up the next day!

The last and most important thing you'll need to do to get a beautiful green lawn in Ottawa is water!  Grass needs to be watered thoroughly on a weekly basis, or more often in a really hot dry period.  Signs of grass not getting enough water are: a slow rate of growth, a bluish tint and footsteps staying visible in the lawn.  The heat of mid-day can cause scorching of plants and grass so the best time to water is in the cooler mornings or evenings.  Allow more watering for areas that spend a good part of the day in the sunlight.

It seems like there isn’t enough time in a day to take care of your lawn and get everything else in your life done too.  However, taking the time to do these small tips can really make the difference in having a beautiful green lawn and ultimately selling your home; curb appeal is your home's 1st impression.

What other tips have you used to get a beautiful green lawn in Ottawa this year?