Thank goodness I have a small yard because after doing yards all day the last thing I wanna do is mine. I thought it would helpful if we could share some spring time yard tips, for some us(not me
) this could mean more fishin time
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This year I noticed here in south eastern mass that acid rain has done alot of damage to shurbs, small bushes and rose's especially. You'll notice the new growth in boxwoods to yellow or in hollies to dry leaves, heathers to dry easier,not good.
If you decide to seed area's of your lawn DO NOT put down fertizer with crabgrass control. The crabgrass control kills crabgrass seed and will also kill your new grass seed...go with a starter fertizer for the first year.
Spring is the time to thatch your lawn. This removes alot of dry grass, leaves and and loosens up the soil so that fertizer and lime can work better this is not nessary every year.thatchers are rented at hardware store.
Lime helps the soil in your lawn to maintain a good ph. It also heats up the soil slightly. Lime is also know to help with mossy area's where theres alot of shade. Most likely those type area's it is best to start from scatch....literaly I use the pellitized lime with an open spreader.....open it up you can't hurt anything.
I use 11-11-11 to fertize tree's bulbs and shrubs around the house spring and fall I pour fertizer into 1 gal jugs then sprinkle it all around (the circumference of the branches)
Mulch not only dresses up the yard but turns into compost and feeds everything. I like and recommend the darker pine. It holds its color much better then the light mulch. Red..not for me. Use atleast enough to keep the weeds down. 2-4" I apply every year.
I wanna learn something here
