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Hello everyone Im new to this site and first I just want to introduce myself! My name is Taryn and im currently living in Westchester NY. So to start off every summer I seem to have a hard time with keeping my lawn looking full and clean! I was just wondering if anyone had some advise and if maybe it could be the tools and products that I am using? Thanks!
Hi Taryn
Lawn isn't my thing so I will let those best informed help you - but from the numbers of books, magazine articles, advice columns, radio talk shows, TV shows, and research... the quest for a perfect lawn eludes alot of folks. One thing does come to mind... the most frequent mistake folks make...cutting the grass too short. I heard that 2 inches in the winter and 3 inches in the summer is the way to go and leave the clippings on the lawn...don't over fertilize and choose the best seed for your geographic area.
I don't even have a lawn so I'm also not the right person to advise you, but it might help if you could let us know what sort of grass you have (if you know), how have you been caring for it so far (watering, fertilizing, etc), and what sort of conditions is it growing in (is your yard just all lawn, or is it competing with tree roots, under shade from trees, etc) If you've got trees around, between the shade and the tree roots it's often near impossible to get grass to stay looking nice.
There are seed mixtures of blends of grasses that will do well in shade, providing the shade isn't too dense, and depending on what trees you do have.
It is possible to have a decent lawn even in areas with considerable shade if you use the right blend of grasses.
