Lawn Care Products
Every homeowner wants a vibrant green lawn decking their front yard. However, maintaining a healthy lawn often requires the use of lawn care products, water, time, and labor, which we can't always do or provide. For this reason, we need to make the transition to a lower maintenance lawn that is just as successful but with lesser need for lawn care products, time, and effort.
The first step to reducing the need for lawn care products is to carefully evaluate current conditions of your lawn. Specifically, examine your lawn for the following factors:
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Soil compaction
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Excessive levels of thatch
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Shade
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Poor or excessive drainage
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Weeds
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Insects and other pests
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Species/varieties of grasses present
Note that there are lawn grasses, such as fine-leaved fescues and common Kentucky bluegrasses that are already adapted to less water and fewer nutrients. By adding them to your lawn, you may help reduce the need for more lawn care products. To find out what other grasses exist in your lawn, check the hints we have provided for you below:
" If your lawn is 30-35 years old or older, chances are it consists mostly of common Kentucky bluegrass varieties (which prefer sunny areas) and some fine-leaved fescues (especially in shadier areas).
" If your lawn was seeded or over-seeded with lawn care products made for general-purpose lawns, it probably has Kentucky bluegrasses, fine-leaved fescues, and perhaps perennial ryegrasses.
" If your lawn was seeded or over-seeded with lawn care products for premium or elite lawns, it probably contains a blend of several improved Kentucky bluegrass varieties and some perennial ryegrasses.
" If your lawn was established by sodding, most of the grass varieties are probably improved Kentucky bluegrasses.
Knowing what grass varieties grow on your lawn and understanding their growth cycle will help you make prudent and timely use of lawn care products. That way, you can take care of your lawn more effectively and put the application of lawn care products to more efficient use.
Lawn care products cost money. Not only that, but their application may take from your time, time which could have been better spent with family or building your career. And obviously, it would require actual physical effort from you.
However, when you reduce the amount of time and effort you spend on applying lawn care products on your lawn, you can avoid these consequences. What's more, you can also save money which would otherwise have been spent on purchasing more lawn care products.
Keeping a low maintenance lawn can do that for you. But how do you make the transition from high maintenance lawn to one that requires lower inputs?
Simple. After evaluating the condition of your existing lawn and identifying the grass varieties growing there, your next step is to make sure that the grass you grow are the low maintenance varieties.
For instance, common grass varieties such as Kentucky bluegrasses and fine-leaved fescues are more tolerant to lower moisture and nutrient levels. Adding them to your lawn can reduce the use of lawn care products, time, and labor you put in. | 
