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how do i take care of my lawn?

I just bought my first house (last summer) and want to take care of the lawn myself, but i have no idea what to do. i don’t know what tools i need or how to make the grass look nice. it was really nice when we moved in, but now there are brown patches and the color is not good. i am in Massachusetts and would appreciate some info. thanks.

Here is a really good link for lawn care. This is an Illinois site, but you have a similar climate.

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/lawntalk/

Landscaping along the coast presents even the most skilled gardeners with challenges not found elsewhere. The natural conditions along the cost of creating a very hostile environment for garden plants. Spray Wind salt, dry sandy soils and real sea water gardening can make to along the coast difficult. All these factors can cause problems for landscape plants and effect how they grow. In fact, few plants can survive exposure total ocean, so the site preparation and plant selection is perhaps even more important here than anywhere else. Despite these difficulties, however, there are techniques and guides you can take to create a better environment for their favorite plants.

Construction of windbreaks as the protection of the essential elements for creating hospitable garden spaces along the coast. Windbreaks should be planted with plants Indian beach. Here in Massachusetts, rugoas rose, myrtle and eastern red cedar have developed along the coast and have demonstrated their ability to survive the harsh conditions at sea. They also create more diversity in the garden as well as a habitat for native wildlife. Find out what grows naturally along the coast in your area and use plants to create a garden space protected. Start planting the screen with a lower growth of shrubs such as myrtle mentioned and Rosa rugosa. This will be the first line of defense against the ocean winds and salt. Then the rows of plants or evergreens as massings higher eastern red cedar, this will further dampen the winds. Although the aim is to provide protection and create a retreat and harsh sea winds, the design of a plan plantation, which still allows a beautiful view.

Along with the wind and salt, dry soils and sandy coastal gardeners can present a challenge. The sandy soils are well drained and do not hold enough moisture to meet the needs of most plants. This is true for some distance inland as well. To remedy this situation to the floor and add a fairly large amount of compost, manure and peat moss. This will help conserve soil moisture needed for plants to survive.

Follow standard planting practices. Dig holes for trees and shrubs around twice the diameter of the ball and deep root. Place the plant in the hole taking care not to disturb too much of their roots. And there's always plant so that the top of the root ball existing material meets the garden. Planting too high or too low will result in mostly downstairs early. Begin filling the hole, around the halfway fill the hole with water and let it settle. I usually do this twice to make sure that no air pockets. Finish filling the hole and then create a saucer around the trunk of the plant, fertilizer and water again.

When planting grass along the coast, the sandy soils create the need for preparedness extensive terrain. For lawns thrive soil requires a certain amount of water retention. For best results, start with 6 "of topsoil. Topsoil moisture remains, thus providing the necessary nutrients and prevent leaching of fertilizers. When planting, use a mix of bluegrass Kentucky fescue and rye. However, a higher percentage of drought resistant varieties of grass and fine fescue, red fescue and hard fescue. Sure that water your lawn deeply. Shallow, frequent watering leads to weak root systems that remain near the surface. An alternative to a lawn ample is that the native grasses grow in a meadow, just be sure to cut at least once every year to prevent trees and shrubs from taking hold.

With proper planning, tree and shrub selection and planting techniques, seaside gardens can thrive. Gardeners along the coast is the work involved in overcoming difficult site conditions that are worth your time and effort, after all, the greater the challenge the greater the reward.

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