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Lawn care help #3 - feed with a balanced fertilizer in the Fall

Fall feeding can be a lawn care help to build up the root system of the grass and increase disease resistance. Fall feeding is a useful procedure of lawn care help, but you must choose your fertilizer with care. The nitrogen rich lawn feeds of spring and summer are not suitable. They can stimulate soft growth and increase the risk of disease. Pick a product which clearly states that it is for Fall use for this lawn care help step.

Lawn care help #4 - brush the surface regularly

The besom and birch broom are important pieces of lawn equipment for this lawn care help job. Surface dew or raindrops should always be swished away before mowing, and worm casts must be dispersed before the lawn mower is used. Even when dew and worm casts are absent, it is good to brush the turf before lawn mowing.

Lawn care help #5 - apply routine treatments for moss, weeds and disease

Most lawn problems are extremely difficult to control once they have become established. Many keen lawn owners therefore follow a preventive lawn care help program by using Lawn Sand every spring for moss control, a selective weed killer in late spring and a disease preventive in the Fall.

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