Achieve the 'perfect lawn' with minimal effort in just three steps

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Achieve the 'perfect lawn' with minimal effort in just three steps
A gardening blogger has shared his three easy steps 'anyone can use' to achieve the 'perfect' lawn
The gardener's guide is easy to follow (stock photo)
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With spring in full swing, many families will be venturing into their gardens for the first time this year and planning for the summer months. Whether you're eagerly anticipating BBQs in the warmer weather or other exciting events, you might wish your lawn was a tad greener.
Luckily, a gardening blogger has shared his top tips on achieving a "perfect lawn," and it only involves three steps. The advice comes from @gardening.with.ish, who shares daily gardening tips with his 70,000 followers on TikTok.
In a recent video, the gardening fan shared "The Lazy Gardener's Guide to a Perfect Lawn." Ish said: "Today in the garden, I'm going to give you my ultimate lazy gardener guide on how to make your lawn absolutely perfect in only three steps. First things first, you need something known as iron sulphate.
"Now, this is super duper easy. You put the recommended dosage in your watering can and sprinkle it all over the lawn, and as a result, the iron in it boosts up the greenness of your grass, but also burns things like moss and weeds, keeping all the bad bits out but the good bits in."
For the second step, you'll need some equipment, but it doesn't have to be costly, reports the Express. The blogger explained: "You're going to want to scarify the lawn. Now, you can do that with a garden fork, or you can use one of these, a specific scarifier."
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Demonstrating his scarifier, he continued: "This has rotating blades that go into the soil, creating air pockets and more drainage. It also pulls away some of the thatch layer, which is a buildup of grass cuttings, which prevent light and air from getting through to those roots and creating perfect grass."
Once you complete this step, your garden might not look as nice as you'd hoped, but it's part of the process. Ish explained: "Warning in advance, your grass is going to look ugly as hell after this, but I promise you, it's worth it."
"Now that your lawn looks semi-destroyed, you can address the next problem, which is the bald patches," he added. "You'll get quite a few of them in the lawn, and now that you've made the air pockets it's super easy just to add some grass seed on top, and chuck a load all over the place as well and overseed your lawn."
The blogger shared tips for fellow gardeners (stock photo)
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Finally, all that remains is to maintain your garden. Ish said: "Give it a good water every day or so and in the next four to five weeks this lawn will look absolutely perfect." He concluded: "You don't need to mow it for the next few weeks, either. Just keep it well-watered and that's it. Easy lawn in three steps."
In the comment section, a viewer asked: "My lawn has pits and lumps. what should I level it with? just top soil?" The blogger replied: "Top soil will work a treat! I like to make a mound slightly taller than the hole and rake over flat."
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Someone else wrote: "I have loads of birds in the garden, how can I protect the seeds until the grass established?" Ish advised: "Couple things you can do - you can lightly add some top soil over the grass (just a thin sprinkle!) or get some of those kiddie windmills - the shinier the better!"