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| Aerating the soil is a good technique to speed up the process of soil improvement. It doesn’t need to be done every year because the earthworms and microbes will do the job long term. | |
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| Some people just like to get their hands dirty. Owning property is a guarantee that you'll get your hands dirty, usually on more than one day during a typical "homeowners" week. | |
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| You need to maintain your lawn, including keeping it mown at the proper height, edges trimmed occasionally, and keeping it watered when there's not enough rain. | |
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| Besides the natural elements found in the soil, which become depleted over the years, additional sources of nutrients and trace elements need to be added to a lawn's soil to keep a lawn healthy. | |
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| Unless a homeowner has a lot of experience at identifying underlying lawn problems, they will need to have a soil analysis made to determine what's in their soil and what's not. | |
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| A homeowner has a lot of things to do, especially during the summer months. Hiring out a part of that work makes sense. Hiring a professional lawn care company....well, that's a whole different story | |
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