Gardening
3 Steps to a Great Spring Lawn
Kick off your springtime gardening with these easy tips for a lush-looking lawn.
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Step 1: Aerate your soil.
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Compacted soil is hard for water, air, and roots to penetrate, and that makes it hard on grass. So go to your local equipment rental store, and get a core aerator. A half-day's rental should cost you around $40.
This machine, which resembles a large rotary tiller, uses steel tubes to take plugs of soil from the lawn and deposit them on the ground. Aerating once a year reduces compaction and increases the vigor of your lawn. - Next: Step 2: Mow the old grass low.
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