Around the House: Time to give your lawn some attention
I hope you kept up with your winter watering when conditions were dry. These here-today- gone-tomorrow snowstorms are fine, but we have had fairly minimal soil percolation. You can tell how your landscape is doing by probing with a simple moisture meter or by poking into the topsoil with your finger. Anyway, this is the time of year when gardens need an extra drink or two, because bushes, perennials and flowering bulbs are just starting to wake up. Your lawn needs attention too, of course; start with aeration. According to my gardening guru friend (and author), John Cretti, “(Spring) aerati...
Source: gazette.com