Lawn feeding

The Comox Valley has woderful year round weather but our lawn still needs care.  This is best accomplished in the spring when the grass will again regain its color and begin to grow, after a long winter of being covered with the snow.  If you want to have a fine yard that thrives, you should begin feeding the lawn during the spring months. 

During the winter, the ground is frozen or may even be covered with snow.  Obviously, you cannot do anything with the grass at this time.  When the ground starts to thaw and you see buds in the trees, signifying the advent of spring, then it is the time to start to consider treating your lawn.  You can do this on your own or you can hire a professional company to accomplish this task for you. 

Professional companies will usually come out four times a year and not only feed the ground, but they will also kill any problems that may be occurring, such as the growth of weeds.  They will come out twice in the spring, once in the summer and once in the fall.  Some companies come out more often, for grub control and other types of weed control. 

The more care that you put into your real estate, the better it will look.  No one has nice, green grass accidentally.  You have to care for the grass on a regular basis to get it to look nice.  This means feeding it with lawn feed, especially at the start of spring when it is just coming back to life.

You can get a lawn feeder at any home improvement store.  You put the feed into the feeder and move over the lawn with it.  A lawn feeder is on wheels and is easy to maneuver.  Once you cover the entire ground, you should water the area.  It is best to do the feeding shortly before a gentle rain.  You do not want to do it before a heavy rain as it can wash the feed away. 

Seeding is also a way that you can keep your ground looking nice and full.  Many people use a feeder to lay down grass seed in the same fashion.  You should also do this before a gentle rain so that the birds do not get the seed.  If you are planning on seeding your grass, you should do so in the spring and the fall, but not the summer, as these months are often too hot for the grass to take root and grow.