The New American Lawn: A New Approach To Lawn Care

Make this year a complete and responsible approach to your lawn care that provides real results. Did you know that crabgrass does not grow in the shade? That you can apply grass seed in early spring and still have a great lawn by summer? You can spot treat your lawn problems and avoid blanket applications over all your lawn? Why do the same lawn routine for the past 10+ years if you still only have a C+ lawn? Take charge of your lawn and break away from past failures. At Jonathan Green we call it the New American Lawn. What a great idea!

A thick, healthy growing lawn is your best defense against common problems like weeds, insects and fungus. You can kill all of the weeds, bugs and fungus and still have a lousy looking lawn. To achieve a great lawn first you must start with genetically superior grass seed like our Black Beauty grass seed. Stop buying the quick-fix, fast-growing, cheap seed that is out on the market. When you buy a car do you look for the cheapest one on the block? No! It should be the same for your grass seed.
Next, we need a healthy, biologically active soil to grow any great plant whether it is a lawn, shrub or tomato. What have you done for your soil lately? The soil is the foundation of the lawn and if you have poor soil, chances are you will have a poor lawn. Have you tested your soil pH? If the soil pH is too low the grass will have trouble growing. Apply Mag-I-Cal Calcium Fertilizer to balance the pH and release trapped nutrients in the soil. Most lawns suffer from soil compaction which prevents the grass roots from growing deeply into the ground. Use Love Your Lawn-Love Your Soil to stimulate the microbes in the soil and change the biology of your soil from compacted to loose and porous. This will allow the grass roots room to grow and let air and water flow easily through the soil.
Consider using a combination of traditional and organic fertilizers on your lawn. In the early spring when the ground is cooler use a traditional fertilizer, like our Green-Up Lawn Fertilizer. It will green up the grass quicker than organic fertilizers which require warmer soils to be effective. The reason that we want to be sure to add organic lawn fertilizers to our lawn care program is because they feed the soil life. Relying strictly on synthetic forms of fertilizer ignores the beneficial biology of lawn soil life. Organic lawn fertilizers work in conjunction with nature to ensure a healthy, good looking lawn.
Why apply broadleaf weed control over every inch of your lawn when weeds are only growing in certain areas of your lawn? A targeted approach to weed control is more environmentally sound. You can use Lawn Weed Control on these problem areas and a regular lawn fertilizer in the rest of the lawn. This is similar to when a doctor prescribes you an antibiotic for an infection for 10 days and then you try to go back and have a healthy lifestyle including a proper diet, rest and exercise.
Remember if you only treat the symptoms of your lawn, like weeds and bare spots, you will never get to the “root” of the problem. Build up a thick, healthy lawn with superior grass seed and biologically active soil and you will soon be on your way to growing the New American Lawn. To learn more we invite you to visit newamericanlawn.com.
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