As it is nearing that time of year, here at Mr Fixing It we felt we should move away from the theme of walls (which of course are bland and boring – even though I’ve seemed to create enough blogs about them) and give you some hints and tips on getting the perfect lawn for the fast approaching summertime. Now, some people would call these secrets but I’d like to think I can share the secrets with you and you won’t go telling anybody!

The first and most drastic point I can reiterate is do not cut your lawn too short, because the grass will respond to this by growing back faster. This will, in turn, use up a lot of nutrients in the ground and will require a lot of water; causing the grass to become less green and more unsightly as the nutrients and water ceases to hold a consistent level. The rule of thumb is to never cut more than a third of the grass height when it looks as though it needs cutting. That brings me to the second point, water your lawn in large quantities but do this infrequently. One mistake commonly made is to water the lawn very often, a sprinkler should be used to water until approximately 2cm of water is within the soil, a good way to measure this is to use a shallow tin or container in the area of the sprinkler and to then until the container is full and move on to a new area. You should be able to tell when the grass needs watering next as when you step on it the footprint will remain there instead of springing back.

Now arises the third and one of the most major points, mowing the lawn when grass is wet will compact your roots and restrict oxygen to them causing the grass to die and creating a patchy lawn, which of course is merely the opposite of perfection. But the again, for the fourth secret, mowing frequently is indeed required as constant pruning helps the grass to flourish and be healthy. Constant mowing makes grass grow back thicker, as long as it isn’t cut too short as previously stated, and this prevents from weeds appearing within the lawn as well as making the grass grow greener and looking better on the eye.

Finally, although a strange technique and one that may sound ridiculous, in conjunction with the previous four secrets this final one works extremely well to no end. Its quite simply, when mowing, leave the clippings when they fall. Because the grass will be cut frequently and the clippings will only be short they will have enough time to work their way into the soil before the go yellow and unsightly and in turn will work as an excellent natural and organic fertilizer for the lawn.
I hope that you can get your lawn looking as fantastic and as perfect as you have dreamt with these five secrets and goodbye until next time, from your lawn perfection posse at Mr Fixing It.