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Kansas City Landscaping and Lawn Service Contractor Trade Secrets

By Fred Handerson


The winter season may appear to be a season in which landscaping is not really essential. But, believe it or not, Winter is a crucial period for contractors and home-owners to provide the lawn a needed advantage. This can be most true if Late Fall Maintenance was overlooked.

Encouraging growth early in the year can make a huge difference. Summer may harm your lawn without informed and proactive care. It is usually the most efficient way to ward off weeds, pests, and disease.

Overseeding is a simple part of lawn maintenance. This straight forward DIY job will transform a lawn from a patchy plot of grass to a lush lawn.

Seed type and quality can vary greatly and qualified advice is recommended. For example, in the Kansas City area the same lawn can have erosion and dry spots, requiring a mixed grass-seed. Speak to a landscape-supply store to find specific suggestions and product.

To proceed you will need these supplies-

A Power Rake/Verticutter or Hand Rake

Seed Spreader (or spread by hand)

Grass Seed

Eco-friendly fertilizer

Water

Raking/Verticutting will end up with 1/5"-1/4" scrapes in the dirt surface. Cross over the yard at least two times in perpendicular angles.

Spread the seed mixture on the entire grass and doubly thick on patches of soil. Rake/Verticut yet again over the lawn to introduce the seed during the soil.

Throuhout the germination period of ten days, keep the soil constantly damp. Water twice or more every day to ensure that it is constantly damp.

The steps above ought to be carefully adhered to for optimal success. It is always crucial that you supply time for root formation in the early Spring. That trick is critical when it comes to that extra edge which expert Landscaping Companies employ to achieve the ultimate turf.




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