An Almost Perfect Lawn

During my walks in the morning and at night, I have noticed that many lawns look, well, how can I say this without hurting too many feelings, quite bad. There I said it. But fellow citizens who pour way too much money, time and sweat into making your lawns look like a golf course, there is an answer.

First off , your lawn is not located on a golf course. Your lawn does not even look like a golf course. Actually, there are a couple of lawns that have large areas of nothing which may have been grass at one time but now the owners are growing dirt!

There is no reason to cut your grass so short. If you had the grass of a golf course, you could cut it nice and short! But you don't, so don't cut it short.

Your grass will be much happier if you let it grow. Set your mower at three inches or higher!
The grass blades will shade the soil, little pests will not feast on your grass and your soil will not be rock hard. Ever notice how the squirrels are not digging in your yard anymore. Ever try to dig through rock hard soil with your claws?

And when you water your lawns, try to water just your lawns. Watering the street will not grow more street! You are paying the water bill so make sure the water stays on your property.
Your grass needs the water in the morning and not at night. If you want to grow your own brand of mold and fungus, then water at night.

You need to water before the grass begins to wilt. If you can see evidence of tracks on the grass after you have walked over the grass, it's time! If your soil is close to resembling rock, then you will need to water to a depth of four to six inches. About 600 gallons of water spread over 1,000 feet will equal one inch. Your lawn will need 4-6 inches of water. Then do not water again until your grass tells you.

Your once shredded wheat lawn will be the envy of the neighborhood.

But if you don't have the time or water, then I have a long lasting solution for you.
Dig down about four inches. Place the dug up dirt around your foundation, so when it rains next time, the rain does not end up in your basement. Make sure you slope the dirt away from and not to your foundation.

Then have your favorite contractor lay four inches of green concrete where your lawn was located. You will not have to water it, ever again. And if any weeds break through the four inches of green concrete, let them be because they earned the right of passage to be in your green lawn.