How To Care For Your New Lawn

In this blog we are going to tell you how to care for a new lawn in the first few weeks after it is laid and how to keep it healthy.

A new lawn made with artificial grass is a good investment. Get your lawn off to a good start with our top tips for keeping it healthy.

A herbaceous plant is made up of 80% water. Its function is to transport nutrients to each cell so that the plant can develop roots and shoots, as well as take advantage of sunlight to produce its own energy food. It is also a coolant. Plant roots absorb water from the soil and also lose it through small pores in the leaves, known as stomata.

When grass grows in the field, it develops very long and strong roots up to a meter long. The harvesting process removes a large part of these roots. The roots will grow back relatively quickly once they come into contact with the garden soil (grass has an extraordinary capacity for regeneration). A hose or irrigation system will work well.

Until they are established in the soil, those roots will have a hard time finding enough water to support the entire plant. That’s why it’s important to make sure there’s plenty of water available. So you should never allow the soil beneath your grass to dry out. Even if that means you have to water twice a day when it’s hot.

It’s recommended that you water newly laid grass twice a day for at least the first week, then once it’s started to grow, water about two to three times a week. After about six weeks, you can reduce the frequency to once a week.

It will die. If you don’t take care of your grass, you’ll likely see it shrink and gaps appear between the sods. You’ll notice the blades become flat and limp as they wilt. They lose color, turn yellow, and then brown. The edges of the grass will most likely die first.

Grass is very durable because the blades grow quickly and recover from damage. Well-laid grass uses all of its energy to generate roots and establish itself. If the blades are crushed by feet or toys, repairs are not a priority for the plant and you may see scars on your lawn for quite some time.

Once the roots easily push their way into the soil, you’ll see the grass starting to grow. It’s time to start mowing. Mowing not only makes the grass look neat, it also encourages the plants to grow new blades from the base of the grass so the grass stays thick, velvety and is good at suppressing weeds.