A good lawn begins with good soil. If your lawn has you scratching your head, it may be time to get your soil tested. Unhealthy soil will spawn an unhealthy lawn. There’s nothing all of the lawn care products in the world can do to solve this if you’re not focusing on the right issue. Always be mindful of how important your soil is!
We Love Dogs, Grass Does’nt
Unfortunately, many people walk their dogs on the first lawn that they can find. While this isn’t the dog’s fault, chemicals in their urine can cause the grass in the affected areas to die off. If you see a dog walker on your lawn, try to find out who they are and politely advise them that they are
trespassing on private property and causing damage to your lawn. Let them know that they’ll receive a bill from you as a result of any repairs you need to make. Most accidental offenders will steer clear of your lawn in the future.
Keep your Garden Colorful in the Winter
Here is a good garden tip for the un-colorful season. Plant berry bushes in or around your garden, they normally have beautiful flowers during the spring, summer, and fall seasons. and in the winter they grow colorful berries.
Grass Clippings, Bag or Recycle?
One question many “home lawn care enthusiast” ask is if mulching grass clipping is beneficial or harmful.
The University of Florida reports that by allowing the grass clipping to drop onto the lawn instead of bagging the grass the yard does get some benefits.
In fact, the UF claims that about 3% nitrogen is contained in the dry weight of grass clippings. Put another way. One hundred pounds of dry grass clippings hold an equal amount of Nitrogen as a 50-pound bag of 6-6-6.
Allowing the cut grass to return to the soil puts valuable nutrients back into the soil. Not only Nitrogen but also other essential elements like Phosphorus, Potassium, Manganese and Iron. Grass clippings quickly decompose. Some “mowers” bag their clipping since they believe the clippings contribute to the build up of thatch.
Fact is, grass clippings contain sugars which stimulate microbes that help with the decomposing of thatch. So keeping grass clippings on the lawn can actually offer benefits.
Another benefit is environmental. There are estimates that we could save 10% of the space in our landfills if we did not bag the grass clippings when mowing our lawn. Plus there is also the time saving factor. Less time mowing – less time bagging.
Clean Your Mower
After each mowing, wait until then engine cools and then use a hose to spray the clippings and grass debris that may be clinging to the underside of the deck of your mower (where the blade spins)
Warning:
always make sure that your mower engine has stopped and if you have to put your hands near the deck that you have disconnected 
the spark-plug cable from the plug prior to cleaning. You can reconnect after cleaning. This will keep grass clippings from building up in the deck of the mower and help prevent clogging while bagging. This will also allow ample room for the mulching to take place while mowing.