TIPS
It is important to landscape your yard in conjunction with your home's size as well as its style and structure.
Ensure that you are planting the most unique and eye-catching foliage adjacent to your main entrances so the eye is drawn to the beauty of the garden and your home. Investing the same money in the same foliage in unused areas away from the house detracts the visitors eyes from your home and perhaps has them focus on your tool shed or garage! You didn't spend all that money on your home not to have it showcased properly!
 Mowing
Mow your lawn as it needs it. Never remove more than one-third of the leaf blade at any one time. Keep your mower blade sharp to avoid tearing of the leaf blade. If the leaf blade is torn, it becomes more susceptible to disease.
Watering
Your lawn should receive roughly 2 inches of water per week during the hottest, driest months. Light watering that merely dampen the  grass are of little benefit and can actually harm your lawn. Place an empty coffee can or bucket on your lawn to determine how long it takes to apply 2 inches of water. Best time, very early morning watering is ideal. Midday watering, when the weather is hot and dry, can waste water due to excessive evaporation. Evening watering tends to promote disease problems. Keep in mind, the key to effective watering is to give your lawn enough moisture to reach the deep roots of the grass plants.
Winterizing Lawn Equipment
At the end of the season, proper storage will help ensure that your equipment will hit the ground running next season.
  Drain the fuel tank completely.
Run the engine until all of the fuel is gone.
While the engine is still warm, drain the crankcase oil.
Fill it with fresh oil.
Lubricate all lubrication points.
Check all moving parts for damage. Cover any bare metal parts with oil or rust preventive.
Clean debris from tillers, edgers, and shredder housings.
For battery powered equipment, remove battery and fully charge before storage.
For those of you who really aren't do-it-yourselfers -- you might prefer to take your equipment to a service dealer for a pre-storage tune up. Then, store equipment and fuel can in a clean, dry, ventilated area and never near a pilot light, stove, or heat source of any kind. |
