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How to Grow Your Lawn Thick and Green

For some people, keeping a good lawn simply means installing a sprinkler system and making sure that it is mowed nice and short every few days. But the experienced lawn caretaker knows that growing a lush, thick green lawn needs a little more work than that. Even if you won't be putting in extra hours on your lawn, you can make sure it grows nice and green through some common-sense knowledge and a few useful tips. Here are some of the best ways to fix a lawn than grown brown and ugly.

Mowing your lawn properly.
Some people think that the height of the blades of grass aren't very important - that the shorter you cut them, the better: this means you will have to mow it less. People who put a little more care into their lawns know that mowing it properly might mean a little extra work, but it will have day-to-day rewards that you can see.

In order to mow your lawn properly, you'll want to keep the height of your blades up, usually three to four inches. Keeping the blades of grass long also keeps them healthy, capable of fighting off grass diseases and other disturbances. These longer blades will also utilize extra nutrients in order to maintain their size, which means that their color will become a deeper green. When you see a short, brown lawn on your block, you know one of the things they're doing wrong.
Don't worry about weeds.
By mowing your lawn in the above fashion, you'll also help fight off weeds. To maintain a lush green lawn, you'll want to mow your lawn to keep the blades high, which means you'll also want to mow it often so that they don't get too high and look rough. Mowing your lawn in this fashion will also clip off weeds and help kill them - no pulling necessary. If you want to fight your weeds, try cutting your lawn in the way just described for a week or two and see how long they survive.
Water heavily when it needs it.
A heavy watering will make sure that your water goes deep into the ground, forcing the roots of your grass deep to retrieve all the moisture they can (remember, higher blades of grass will need more moisture!). That also helps starve out weeds who have to fight off the stronger blades of grass for the nutrients and moisture.

Growing your lawn thick doesn't mean a lot of work - it simply means doing things the right way, rather than working hard on something that doesn't make a lot of sense. Mow high, mow often, and water deep when the blades are thirsty, and you'll be able to grow your lawn thick and lush.

Photo Credits: Eric M Martin

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