Can you give me tips for growing a healthy lawn?
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This link should help:
https://www.wikihow.com/Get-and-Maintain-a-Healthy-Lawn
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/improving-your-lawn-36385460
Improving Your Lawn!
We have some great science based lawn care tips to use this fall that will make your lawn even healthier in the spring: https://chemistrycachet.com/easy-fall-lawn-care-tips/
This is the best recipe I've found!
https://www.wisebread.com/secret-lawn-tonic-recipe-from-golf-course-groundskeeper
One thing many homeowners never consider is that thatch can be interferring with the health of your lawn - especially older lawns.
https://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/gardening/how-to-remove-lawn-thatch
https://www.organolawn.com/lawn-care-tips/thatch
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/lawntalk/weeds/managing_thatch_in_home_lawns.cfm
Thank you for your answer I will definately give it a try.
Hi Anne, first you should rake it or power rake it to clean it up, then put a fertilizer on it, water it weekly in the hot weather, and cut is once per week., Fertilize again with an autumn fertilizer. A good fertilizer will choke out any weeds that want to grow.