The summer on Staten Island is hot and humid. The moist heat makes it the perfect climate for hordes of weeds to infest your beautiful lawn. Weeds choke out your grass and take over to reproduce rapidly. 1 single dandelion plant can produce about 15,000 seeds that when expelled can survive for about 5-6 years in the soil. each of those can produce 15,000 more seeds. That is enough to create about 225,000,000 dandelions from 1 single plant. Weeds can out last and choke out lawn grass. Ivy can last for decades. Different weed killers on the market cannot kill off every weed.
The best defence against weeds is heavy seeding of grass. When your grass gets thin, weeds can slip through the cracks and start to grow. Heavily seeding thin spots in your lawn can help ensure that the grass grows before the weeds do. Fertilize enough, but not too much. Large amounts of fertilizer can cause weeds to reap the benefits of the rich soil. Too little fertilizer causes the grass to be too weak to fight against the weeds.
Water your lawn infrequently, and with a lot of water. Little amounts of water every few days causes the roots of your grass to move closer to the surface. This opens up room for other grass-like weeds, such as crabgrass or bluegrass. Watering too little creates a dry environment where weeds like Bermuda grass grows quickly.Deep soakings of your lawn on a weekly basis is all that is needed. If there is a downpour in the weather, then you don’t have to bother with setting up the sprinkler.
Mow higher. Most mowers have different length settings. Cutting too low makes the grass weaker and damaged. Cutting too high makes the lawn seem wild and unkept. Set your lawn mower to cut between 2-4 inches high.
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