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check to see if your waterings are uniformly applied.
— make sure you are not watering too fast. If water puddles or runs off in certain areas, adjust the flow.
— Be aware of special situations, including slopes (water slowly to allow penetration), excessive thatch (also water slowly), newlyseeded areas (water daily as needed to keep the soil surface moist, but avoid overwatering and puddling), newly-sodded areas (water as often as needed to keep soil moist, and areas that dry out first (including grass near paved areas, foot traffic areas, slopes, areas with buried gravel, wood or other materials.
• Mowing: Proper mowing is essential for a good-looking lawn. Or, to put it another way, improper mowing causes more lawn problems than anything else.
There are two common errors: The lawn isn’t mowed often enough. Or, the lawn is mowed too short. These errors reduce the vigor of your grass and cause poor root development. When this happens, you’re more likely to have problems with weeds, insects, diseases and stress ipjury, such as drought.
There is no fixed schedule for mowing. Most people think that cutting once a week is sufficient all season long. Instead, let the growth rate of the grass be your guide.
Tall Fescue lawns will require cutting more than once a week in
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