Lawn maintenance should include a daily routine in the warm months and preventive measures for the on set or fleeting of the colder months. Proper nutrition, aeration, and dethatching are annual activities while watering and mowing are part of a daily routine.

Proper nutrition for lawns will often be found in the form of slow release fertilizer. Giving this food as part of the annual lawn maintenance and encourages strong even growth through out the year. This will usually include four to five feeding evenly spaced through out the warm season, equaling out to about once a month.

Aerating is a part of the lawn maintenance process which is only necessary every other year. As the name suggests aeration allows oxygen to get into the soil improving the over all quality of the soil giving the grass the added air it needs to grow properly.

Aeration becomes necessary as part of the dethatching process. Thatching is a term used for thick dead grass built up between the new growth of grass and the soil from which the grass is trying to get its nutrients. This thatch can be hard to remove and is often better left to professionals.

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