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Jan 07

How To Deal With A Waterlogged Lawn

By admin | Turf

As 2014 dawned many homeowners awoke to find their garden at siege. Rainfall and heavy winds rendered many gardens in a state of disrepair, damaging fencing and saturating lawns. This article will briefly outline the key steps in rousing your lawn to its former glory. 

Water logging generally occurs when water starts to sit on the surface of the soil and either drains too slowly or does not drain at all. Once the water starts to settle around the roots, it can take air away which is crucial to the growing process.

Let Your Lawn Breathe

To help the grass breathe, you can be sure that you work to aerate the lawn. This can often be done by spiking, slitting or pricking the soil where you notice that the problem is starting to occur. There are various hand spiking tools that you can use to aerate your lawn as well as spiked shoes that you can strap onto your feet as you walk around that will help get the air into the right places.

The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Once the lawn starts to drain, you can look into more long term options that will keep your lawn from getting water logged in the future. Think about having a drainage system installed that will keep the water evenly distributed where it needs to go in order to keep the grass nice and healthy. Sometimes, simply removing old turf and replacing it with new topsoil can work wonders to help even out the surface area where you had once had water logging issues with your lawn.

No measures can absolutely safeguard your lawn against a deluge. However, with forward planning you can significantly reduce the damage caused by heavy rainfall. 

Jul 18

What Is Drought Tolerant Turf?

By admin | Turf

For those maintaining a lawn in a warmer climate, picking the right turf can be a headache. You might go for a rich turf with thick blades but find them dried out after a few weeks. That’s why is important to choose a drought resistant turf to use on your lawn. Knowing what drought tolerant turf is best can save you the stress and hassle of dealing with dried out grass.

Tall Fescue

Tall fescue is very durable grass, able to survive in moist and extremely dry environments. It thrives in clay soils with a large amount of organic matter. It’s ideal for areas that experience hot, humid summers and very cold winters. Just to remember to water your tall fescue properly. In the hot summer sun, blades can become thin without the right amount of water.

Bermuda Grass

Bermuda grass is at the very top of the drought resistant grass. For homes that are located in dry, humid areas, this turf is the first one to consider. It can also endure extensive periods of zero precipitation while surviving in tropical climates that receive heavy rainfall. Under what drought tolerant turf to get, you’ll find a picture of Bermuda grass.

Zoysia Grass

Another type of grass suitable for hot locales is Zoysia grass. It’s known for its medium dark-green color that will persist in most hot conditions though it may turn straw-colored in extreme drought. Its deep root system extracts water from lower depths of the soil, making it more resilient than most turf.

When choosing the right turf to buy, consider the climate in your region. Is it hot all year around? Are there periods of cold winters and hot summers? Does your lawn need to survive heavy rainfall? These questions will help you decide the right drought tolerant grass to purchase.

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