Could This Be Your Most Overlooked Garden Asset?

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With summer now here, you’ll have probably been getting your garden ready for this social season

by planting flowers, tending to your vegetable patch (if you have one) and all the maintenance

 tasks required to keep your lawn in shape, but there’s one aspect of your garden that is

 often overlooked and under appreciated, meaning it ends up getting less attention than

 it deserves.

See, the importance of your garden lawn could be likened to the living room within your house.  

This is where people will spend most of their time in the summer months, as your lawn will

 likely play host to all the sociable seasonal activities such as hosting barbecues, garden

 parties and even water fights.

In short, your garden lawn is where the majority of the fun stuff will take place in your garden, 

yet it’s all too easy to overlook this common yet integral garden asset.

This article provides a brief overview of the two most essential aspects with regard to caring

 for your lawn, so that you can give back to your lawn this summer and keep it healthy.

WATERING

Many experts recommend watering first thing in the morning as the sun then has the chance

 to dry the grass out throughout the day, which means there’s less chance of your lawn 

getting waterlogged, which tends to cause disease in the form of rot.  

That said, there’s no need to water each and every morning; in fact it’s much better to water 

deeply and infrequently.  The challenge, however, comes with when you’re away from home - 

as if you live in a particularly hot climate it is imperative your lawn gets a drink at least once every

 few days.  The Smart Future might be a good place to check out with regard to this, as they

 offer such innovations as a wireless sprinkler system that can be controlled from your mobile 

device, wherever you are.

MOWING

If you have a large garden, you might want to consider using a diesel lawn mower and this can 

make much lighter work of a large space.

Now, when it comes to keeping your lawn trim, it can be tempting to keep your grass short as

 this is what most people desire, but in terms of your lawn’s health tall grass tends to be 

much healthier than short grass.  

Therefore, you’ll want to avoid cutting the grass below two inches 

(5cm) as the ideal length in terms of health is around three inches (7cm).  The trick is to try 

not to remove more than ⅓ of the blade of grass, each time, as trimming any further than this

 can damage your grass.

Also, the optimum time to mow your lawn is when it’s cool and dry; you want to avoid cutting 

the lawn when it’s wet or exposed to the intensity of the sun at its hottest.  Also, be sure to

 leave the grass clippings on the lawn as this is a great way to provide much needed

 fertiliser to your lawn.