Healthy lawns start from nutrient-rich soil. Your lawn draws nutrients from the soil up through its roots and uses those nutrients to grow into lush, dense grass. That’s where fertilizer comes in. Proper lawn fertilizer applications boost your lawn’s ability to grow beautiful, thick grass.
We all love the idea of a beautiful, healthy green lawn, but there's no denying it takes work to get there. And all the watering and mowing won't help if you have a weed problem. Weeds and crabgrass can take over your healthy lawn very quickly, and when weeds and crabgrass take over, your lawn does not receive the proper nutrients it needs to grow.
The soil compaction from foot traffic slows water penetration and can reduce root growth. Which leads to a thin, poorly-draining lawn. Aeration allows air to get into the root system, breaks up the compaction of soil, and allows water and nutrients into the root zone.
Thatch is a layer between the grass and the soil made up of interwoven accumulated dead and living grass shoots, stems, crowns, and roots. It creates a barrier between the soil and the green grass you so adore. A thin layer of thatch is good—about a half-inch. It helps maintain steady soil moisture and temperature. It becomes problematic when it’s thicker.
Thatch can harm lawns. It’s difficult for water to penetrate a thick thatch layer, causing water to run off instead of soaking in. It can harbor insects and lawn diseases, and grass may begin growing in the thatch layer instead of the soil, producing shallow root systems and exposing it to greater temperature extremes. It can block air, nutrients, and pesticides from reaching the roots.
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