{"id":1172,"date":"2022-01-30T12:41:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T12:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/southbend-in\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2022-01-19T12:48:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T12:48:07","slug":"lawn-service-in-east-bridgewater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/southbend-in\/lawn-service-in-east-bridgewater\/","title":{"rendered":"Live, Laugh, Learn: Creating a Kid-Friendly Lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing like January in East Bridgewater, MA to make you realize exactly how small the house is \u2013 especially if the kids are home from school. But don\u2019t despair: spring will be here before you know it. And after that a long, beautiful summer during which you can send the kids outside to play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating a Kid-Friendly Lawn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What are the components of a kid-friendly lawn? You want a space that\u2019s safely away from the road, with fences or other boundaries to keep playtime contained. Great grass is essential \u2013 not only does it provide a soft, all natural surface for playtime, it\u2019s also cooler than pavement, sand, and many other surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>What type of grass is best for kids? If you\u2019re creating a kid-friendly lawn, you want to choose a grass that\u2019s durable and suited to your lawn\u2019s unique growing conditions. The best way to determine this is to talk with your local lawn service. They can provide the necessary soil analysis and are experts on area growing conditions. This prepares them to make sensible recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>To make sure your new grass grows well, talk to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/southbend-in\/\">East Bridgewater lawn service<\/a> about power-seeding. Grass grows like most plants: the soil goes in the ground and then you wait for it to grow. Power-seeding uses specially selected seeds which are coated with a growth-boosting formula. These seeds are deposited directly into the ground, instead of being scattered on top in the traditional method. This results in more seeds sprouting, faster. If you have really hard soil, you\u2019ll also want to talk to your lawn service about aeration \u2013 this can help the grass grow better.<\/p>\n<p>A kid-friendly yard is free from weeds. And we\u2019re not talking about the occasional stray dandelion as much as we are invasive, noxious weeds like crabgrass. Crabgrass is a scratchy, scraggly plant that causes bare patches to form in the lawn. It\u2019s not very attractive, and kids with sensory issues sometimes really have an issue with the different texture it introduces into the lawn. Luckily, your lawn company can do what\u2019s known as pre-emergent weed control to get rid of crabgrass and other broad leafed weeds. The products used to do this are kid and pet friendly, so the entire family can enjoy the lawn with confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing like January in East Bridgewater, MA to make you realize exactly how small the house is \u2013 especially if the kids are home from school. But don\u2019t despair: spring will be here before you know it. 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