🌿 Attention, green-thumbed friends! 🌿
Thinking about tending to your lawn this January? Here’s a heads-up that might save you some hassle! The experts are urging gardeners to avoid stepping on frost-covered grass. Walking on your lawn when it’s frosty can damage those brittle blades and leave unsightly brown footprints that linger for weeks. Not fun!
While January isn’t peak gardening time, there are still plenty of things to keep in mind. Here are some top tips to keep your lawn looking fresh:
1. **Patch It Up**: Fix any bare spots by using turf from other areas of your garden or even out any bumps and hollows by lifting and filling them with soil.
2. **Edge Magic**: Get those lawn edges looking sharp with a half-moon edging iron or a flat-bladed spade. Keeping a 7.5cm ‘gutter’ around lawn edges helps prevent grass from invading your flowerbeds.
3. **Mowing Madness**: Not much grass cutting needed this month but be ready as soon as temperatures rise. Remember to mow only if it’s warm enough (above 7°C) and ensure the grass is dry.
For new lawn enthusiasts, laying turf is still on the cards when it’s mild, but hold off sowing grass seeds until springtime.
Plus, look out for waterlogging from all the winter rain. Improve drainage by spiking with a garden fork and brushing in some sharp sand.
Last but not least, consider placing stepping stones to avoid muddy paths and watch out for mole activity as well as the arrival of moss or lichen due to poor drainage. 🐇🌧
Get ready to have an enviably lush lawn this spring! 🌱✨
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