{"id":2298,"date":"2011-12-07T12:37:26","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T12:37:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-12-07T12:37:44","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T12:37:44","slug":"common-sense-guide-to-maintaining-your-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/common-sense-guide-to-maintaining-your-lawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Sense Guide to Maintaining Your Lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taking regular care of your lawn won&#8217;t just add more beauty to your home but also help towards long term <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intexproperty.co.uk\/\">property maintenance<\/a>. Giving attention to several details goes a good way in keeping your grass gorgeous and healthy. <\/p>\n<p>Watering the turf is a very simple process and yields great results only when done correctly. Overwatering the plants may increase the chances of fungal growth and not providing enough water can kill the grass. It is usually recommended that the turf be watered first thing in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Watering also depends upon the season as some plants grow quicker during the summer months while some in winter. The water obligation can also rely on the amount of warmth and water received.<\/p>\n<p>Fertilizers offer the best results when they are chemical free, natural and organic . Avoid using fertilizers high in nitrogen as they can burn and create brown patches in the turf. To keep pests like worms and bugs under control, use organic insecticides as they preserve the nutrition of the soil and do not kill the pests rather repel them.<\/p>\n<p>Grass can be mowed as often as is needed. Avoid using blunt mowers as they may cause the grass to turn brown. Cutting is best done in the evening. <\/p>\n<p>Lawn maintenance is a very important facet of property refurbishment which is highly seasonal. Spring is claimed to be the ideal time to fertilize and aerate your lawn as most plants experience highest growth in the months of summer. Installing automated water sprinkler systems are an excellent to make certain that your garden stays hydrated without being overwatered. <\/p>\n<p>Whether you are considering straightforward property maintenance plans or a total property refurbishment, weed control is something you should not ignore. Summer is the ideal season to get rid of weeds.<\/p>\n<p>Autumn is the perfect season to plant new seeds as the weather is cooler and relatively less pests affect plants. Gardens don&#8217;t need much maintenance in the winter as they are generally dormant. Watering your plants a couple of times a month should suffice in the particularly cold winter months.<\/p>\n<p>Intex Property Maintenance offer an in depth range of property maintenance and refurbishment services, plumbing, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intexproperty.co.uk\/electrical\/periodic-inspection-report-pir\/\">electrical periodic inspection reports<\/a>, gas safety inspections and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intexproperty.co.uk\/gas-safety\/boiler-repairs\/\">bolier repairs in Northamptonshire<\/a> and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p> <!--END--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking regular care of your lawn won&#8217;t just add more beauty to your home but also help towards long term <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intexproperty.co.uk\/\">property maintenance<\/a>. Giving attention to several details goes a good way in keeping your grass gorgeous and healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":333,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[74,206,16,830,2380,208],"class_list":["post-2298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-container-gardening-ideas","tag-container-gardening-ideas-2","tag-diy","tag-garden","tag-lawn","tag-maintenance","tag-property"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/333"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2299,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298\/revisions\/2299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/containergardeningexpert.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}