Your Essential Lawn Care Guide

A healthy vibrant lawn stands out as the centrepiece of any garden but requires more than just weekly mowing to achieve its lush green appearance. Proper turf maintenance during spring and summer, or recovery after dry weather will depend on correct methods and suitable tools.

Mowshop.com provides a complete inventory of lawn maintenance tools, including sprayers and scarifiers to support your lawn care routine. This guide provides seasonal tips and best practices while demonstrating how using tools such as the Stihl SG 31 Sprayer and how it will improve your lawn care results.

1. Know Your Lawn’s Needs

The unique characteristics of each lawn depend on its grass type, combined with soil quality and surrounding environmental factors. A healthy lawn requires proper proportions of necessary elements:

• Sunlight
• Water
• Air circulation
• Nutrients
• Regular maintenance

The interaction between these elements enables you to customise your lawn care approach throughout the year especially during spring and summer’s active growing season.

2. Spring Lawn Care: Start the Season Strong

Lawn recovery from winter damage is particularly important during the spring season. These tasks should remain your focus throughout March to May:

Remove Debris

Use a rake to clear away accumulated leaves, dead grass and moss. This process removes obstacles to allow sunlight and air to penetrate the soil.

Scarifying and Aeration

After removing moss and thatch with a scarifier, you should spike your lawn using a garden fork or aerator which helps relieve soil compaction and enhances drainage.

Feed and Treat

Apply a balanced fertiliser to stimulate growth. The Stihl SG 31 Sprayer proves to be perfect for lawn treatment because its adjustable nozzle enables even and efficient application whether you’re feeding your lawn or targeting weeds.

Weed Watch

Monitor your lawn for new weed growth and eliminate them promptly with a selective herbicide. The SG 31 Sprayer provides precise targeted treatment while protecting adjacent grass from damage.

3. Summer Lawn Care: Maintain and Protect

During your grass’s active growing phase your responsibility shifts towards maintenance and protection.

Mowing

Regular mowing is essential but cutting the grass too short should be avoided. For healthy grass maintenance the ideal cutting height ranges between 2.5cm and 4cm. When grass becomes too short it ends up weakening root systems while exposing soil to sunlight, which results in moisture loss.

Keep your mower blades sharp to achieve an effective clean cut on your lawn. Using dull blades for mowing results in torn grass blades which develop brown tips while increasing the chance of disease infections.

Watering

To reduce evaporation during hot dry spells water your lawn either early in the morning or late in the evening. Water deeper but less often to stimulate root development.

Feed (Again)

Employing slow-release summer fertiliser assists in maintaining your lawn’s vibrant green appearance throughout the season. Use the Stihl SG 31 with our mower blades for complete coverage without waste.

4. Pest and Disease Control

Warmer summer temperatures provide the perfect environment for pests including leatherjackets and chafer grubs. Yellowing patches along with birds pecking the soil, and spongy turf indicate potential pest activity.

Start pest control treatments immediately when you notice the signs of infestation. For precise spot treatments use a hand sprayer.

After rain check for fungal infections including red thread and fairy rings. Lawn maintenance through proper hygiene, together with fungicide treatment when necessary controls most problems.

5. Using the Right Tools

We understand that proper tools create essential differences at Mowshop. If you want to improve your lawn care routine these essential items should be in your toolkit.

Stihl SG 31 Sprayer

This manually operated 5-litre sprayer combines light weight and ease of use to apply lawn feeds alongside moss killers and weed treatments. It features:

• The sprayer features a nozzle that can be adjusted to produce either a fine mist or a coarse spray.
• Ergonomic pump handle for easy pressurising
• Translucent tank to monitor fluid levels

The SG 31 sprayer enables precise weed treatment and complete lawn feeding while delivering efficient and uniform results.

Lawn Mowers

Select a mower type that matches the dimensions of your lawn. Petrol mowers deliver strong power and easy mobility together with electric mowers that perform well in compact gardens. Ensure regular blade maintenance by checking their condition and replacing or sharpening them to maintain a healthy lawn.

Scarifiers and Rakes

Annual scarification helps to eliminate thatch layers which enables better nutrient absorption into the soil.

Sprinklers and Hoses

Use a sprinkler for even watering. Smart irrigation systems provide monitoring capabilities for water usage while automating irrigation operations.

6. Seasonal Adjustments

Your lawn’s needs change throughout the year:

Autumn: During autumn you should reduce lawn mowing frequency and set blades to cut at a higher level. Use a lawn feed for autumn that contains minimal nitrogen and high potassium content.

Winter: Limit foot traffic and avoid mowing when frosty conditions exist while keeping the grass free from debris.

7. Common Mistakes to Avoid

Overwatering: Excessive watering causes roots to develop at a shallow depth while also promoting fungal diseases.

Cutting too short: Scalping damages the lawn while creating favourable conditions for weeds to spread.

Ignoring weeds: Address weed problems immediately to prevent them from spreading uncontrollably.

Skipping feedings: Lawns lacking proper nutrition fail to bounce back from environmental stressors and physical wear.

Final Thoughts

Maintaining a lush healthy lawn requires deliberate and consistent effort. To maintain a beautiful lawn it demands consistent maintenance together with seasonal changes and appropriate equipment. Streamline your lawn maintenance routine with our top tips. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or a beginner you’ll find every tool and bit of advice you need at Mowshop. Check out our lawn care products now to make sure your garden gets the proper care it needs.

Great care is the foundation of every beautiful lawn and our team stands ready to support you.