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Gardeners urged to not cut their grass if they want lawns to be thick & green all summer long – plus best height to mow
A LAWN can make or break a garden in terms of how good it looks.
And in the summer months, it can be hard to keep it from drying out and looking patchy.
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Fortunately, garden experts have shared three tips to get it looking its best and there's one job that is essential.
While summer officially starts from June 21, July is when the peak season starts, so it's important to get your lawn ready now.
The hot weather, wind and lack of rain can put pressure on your lawn and cause it to die off and thin out.
While you may not be able to control the weather, you can control how you care for and prepare your lawn, so it survives in these tough conditions.
Experts at New Garden have shared several tips that 'will have you seeing green in July'.
Grass growth can slow down and stop entirely due to the stress of summer, so the experts have a tip to counteract it.
The lawn pros have urged gardeners to raise their mower height as a 'priority' to help with this if they want to improve the health of their grass.
They claimed: 'The longer you leave your lawn when you cut, the greener and healthier it will be.
'A good height for lawns is three and a half to four inches'.
To adjust the height, measure from a hard, flat surface like the driveway or pathway to the bottom of the mower blade and adjust the height accordingly.
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Also, be sure to sharpen your mower blades regularly to prevent damage to the grass when cutting it down.
The experts also suggest skipping fertiliser and using iron instead, as fertiliser can burn your grass in summer.
This will 'give you a short-term green-up without the risk of overfeeding'.
It is available in liquid and granular form.
Always apply according to package directions for maximum effectiveness and safety.
Whether you choose a liquid or granular form of iron, keep it off of walkways or patios as it can stain.
As a third option, gardeners can apply lime to their lawn. Often, lawns have a low pH, which means there could be nutrients in the soil that the grass can't use.
Applying lime 'makes those nutrients available to make the grass greener'.
