- Problems with grass that is too thick
- Ensure a good surface and proper care
- Prepare the ground and sow correctly
- Proper lawn care
- tips and tricks
The lawn is too thick! With this statement you make lawn lovers ponder, but for most of them the opposite is the case. Nevertheless, it can happen that the lawn is actually too dense. What you can do about it.
Problems with grass that is too thick
First of all, the gardener is happy when the lawn is nice and thick. But the joy doesn't last long when the grass plants begin to dry out and die off after a while.
A lawn that is too dense prevents enough air from reaching the roots. Rainwater or irrigation water does not seep away and accumulates on the surface.
Some gardeners are also bothered by the very hard surface that forms when the lawn is too dense. This is very uncomfortable when walking barefoot.
Ensure a good surface and proper care
- Loosen the soil well
- Provide drainage if necessary
- Scatter seeds thinly
- Mow often
- Blow up at the right time
- Fertilize
- Scarify the lawn regularly
- Aerate the lawn from time to time
Prepare the ground and sow correctly
Before sowing, the subsoil should be very well loosened and free of thickened soil, stones and weeds. Refine soil that is too dense with sand and gravel and, if necessary, create additional drainage.
Spread the seed thinly. You can later overseed areas that are too light by hand. If you accidentally put too much grass seed in one spot, spread it out with a rake.
For large areas, use a spreader that distributes the seed evenly.
Proper lawn care
With the right lawn care, you ensure that the lawn is nice and thick, but not too thick. Mow often without cutting too much. The glass straws should remain at least two centimeters long.
Don't blast as often, but do it vigorously. A lawn must be watered once a week, at most every four days.
Scarify the lawn in spring and fall. If the soil is very dense, it also helps to occasionally aerate the area with an aerator.
tips and tricks
A sign of a lawn that is too dense is the growth of plantain. This weed is so robust that it can also colonize very dense areas.
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