The lawn should be revitalized a bit each spring. First, rake leaves and other organic debris from it. When the grass starts to grow and the ground is dry, you can start mowing.
However, note: during one pass of the mower, the grass should be shortened by a maximum of 1/3 of its height (the optimal blade height for a usable lawn is 4-5 centimeters).In principle, you should never cut the grass more than half. We mow either in the morning hours or in the early evening hours.
Sometimes a felt layer forms in the turf, limiting the inflow of water, light and fertilizer to the roots.Then, after the first or second mowing, you need to scarify.On clay soils, it is worth raking a centimeter layer of quartz sand, it will improve the soil structure.After scarifying the lawn can be fed. Remember to do it no later than two days before mowing.
Spring cavity filling
Damage caused by frost, snow mold or mole activity must be repaired after winter, otherwise unsightly bald patches will protrude from the lawn.In addition, the exposed soil is an open gate for weed seeds, which are later difficult to eradicate. An example is dandelion.
We start repairing the lawn by mowing the grass and cleaning the ground from organic residues. The soil within the defect is raided, then evenly sown and fed with starter fertilizer.Cover the filling with a thin layer of compost soil sifted through a sieve, press it down with a spade plate so that the seeds and fertilizer have good contact with the ground.
At the end of the seed bed, water abundantly. In the first weeks, emergence should be watered regularly, because the grass has not yet developed roots.Special restoration mixtures are used to fill the cavities, mainly based on perennial ryegrass.
