Some of the most important nutrients can be added to your lawn simply by leaving the clipped grass pieces on the lawn. Some of you might think that adding grass clippings or mulched leaves and branches will add or promote thatch to the lawn, but this is not true. The more nutrients the better; for the most part, and lawn clippings are very suitable to nourish the living lawn.

Each time you mow try not to mow the entire yard, but rather 1/3 of the overall yard. Also, cover a different 1/3 of the yard each time you mow. For example, if you begin at a 3 o'clock position in your yard and go to a 7 o'clock position one time, start at 5 or 6 and go to 11. You will have a healthier lawn by keeping the mowing pattern varied.

It's much easier to get a handle on new weeds than when they're older, more established and just plain harder to remove.

Every week, most lawns need about 1-2 inches of water. Try to water the lawn early in the morning (5-8AM) so it doesn't have a chance to encourage mold or fungus like like it does when you water it at nightfall. This also keeps the sun from burning up all the moisture, thus robbing your lawn and your pocketbook.

The use of commercial fertilizer certainly can be overdone while more natural nutrients like those from compost or grass clippings really can't be overdone. You run the risk of poisoning your lawn in the long term if you overdo the recommended doses of fertilizer for your lawn.

Not only do powerful and efficient lawn mowers cut grass better and more consistently, but they have lower emissions which is better for the environment. A manual or electric mower is even better for the environment of course, but you must think about other performance issues that come along with these other mower types before you get one. onkeyup="cntWords(this,document.postform.c)"> onkeyup="cntWords(this,document.postform.c)">