How to Assess your Grass for Repair

All homeowners have questions about their lawn. Whether you’ve been taking care of a lawn for years or are newly attempting your own maintenance, it can be hard to know when you need to make use of grass repair techniques. Here are some of the best ways to assess the current needs of your lawn, and identify the best approaches for repair.

Scope out the situation

There are many questions that you can ask yourself about your lawn that will help you decide whether or not grass repair steps are necessary. Begin by considering the following questions:

• Is your grass green and lush? Or dry, brown and patchy? Grass that keeps it’s bright green hue is probably receiving the proper amount of nutrients, but brown grass will require additional help.
• What is the consistency of your soil? If the soil in your lawn is extremely hard or soggy it may not be properly absorbing nutrients and water, or it could be suffer from over watering.
• Have you performed a pH test recently? A pH test can tell you a lot about your soil, and if you have not performed one recently it can be impossible to know what type of treatments need to be used. Because elements in certain types of fertilizers can affect your pH balance, you should always perform this test before fertilization.
• Do you have a lawn care schedule? Many common lawn problems do not become apparent until it is too late to correct. By making a lawn care schedule at the start of the year, you will have a good idea about the type of care that your lawn needs at any given time. This schedule may need to be tweaked periodically depending on how your grass responds to various treatments that you apply throughout the year.

Ask an expert

If you aren’t sure about the grass repair steps that are required in your lawn, asking a professional is the best step that you can take. Lawn care companies and even staff at your local home and gardening store will know all about the correct steps that you should take to keep your grass as healthy as possible.

One of the biggest factors in caring for your lawn is local conditions, and grass repair experts in your area will be well versed in the climate and unique factors in your yard. The type of lawn care steps that are required for healthy grass vary greatly from state to state, some states even have two or more extreme climates in various areas.

One great resource when researching local conditions is a regional almanac. Farmers have long used almanacs to determine the ideal times for planting and harvesting, and you can use them in the same way. Garden supply stores will occasionally have these in stock, but if not check with the library. This book will tell you all about historic high and low temperatures, rainfall patterns, pest and fungus threats, and many other local lawn care factors.

If a healthy lawn is what you require, you simply need to take the time to research the best care practices for your area. Once you’ve started to apply this to your lawn maintenance schedule, you’ll see results right away. If, despite your best efforts, your grass continues to fail you may need to trust the care of your lawn to a professional lawn care service. They will be able to identify any advanced factors that could be affecting your lawn, as well as the proper way to correct them.