If you’re using a DIY approach to caring for your grass, you’ll more likely than not make a few mistakes along the way. Rather than making lawn care errors that could damage your turf and make it harder to ultimately grow a lush lawn in Syracuse, partner with our experienced team at Lawn Doctor of Ogden-Layton. Our treatments will make keeping your grass healthy a more convenient endeavor while protecting it from unintentional damage that could result from your lack of experience with lawn care.
Common DIY Lawn Care Errors
The list of errors homeowners often make when caring for their lawns is extensive. Here are some of the mistakes we see most frequently:
- Planting the wrong types of seed. The kind of seed that will thrive on your lawn depends on local climate patterns and several other factors. Choosing the wrong one will make it less likely that your lawn will be able to stand up to external threats and adverse weather events.
- Assuming the soil is fine. A thick carpet of green grass can’t grow in just any conditions. In fact, soil within a specific pH range is needed for turf to flourish. Ensuring you know what pH you’re working with by having your soil tested is a must to avoid disappointment.
- Using too much fertilizer. You know that fertilizer is good for your lawn, so you assume the more you apply, the better. Unfortunately, this line of thinking will only do harm to your grass. The result of overfertilization is fertilizer burn, which takes the form of ugly brown or yellow splotches and even dead patches.
- Fertilizing at the wrong time. If your lawn looks a little worse for the wear due to ample summer sun or drought, you may imagine that more nutrients are exactly what the doctor ordered. However, fertilizing outside of the growing season when your lawn is experiencing a lot of stress can actually be harmful to its health.
Avoid Damage to Your Lawn with Professional Lawn Care in Syracuse!
Get a greener lawn and skip the trial and error hassle that often results from DIY by putting your lawn in the hands of Lawn Doctor of Ogden-Layton. Homeowners in the following communities can look to us for professional lawn care:
- Syracuse
- Ogden
- Layton
- Kaysville
- Bountiful
- And throughout the surrounding area
For lawn care in Syracuse,contact us today!
