| Soil content | | | | This is another issue that will require your immediate |
| This refers to the color, smell, and feel of the soil. | | | | attention. While you have no control over the types |
| Since soil can vary greatly from home to home, you | | | | of grass that has grown in the lawn, now that it is |
| will need to do your research to find out how your | | | | your lawn, you will be able to get rid of certain types |
| lawn's soil measures up. | | | | of grass and start all over. There is a nasty type of |
| You should have your soil analyzed in order to | | | | grass that will suffocate flowers, plants, and other |
| determine the pH level, nutrient level, and chemical | | | | types of grass just for the fun of it. This type of |
| properties. If you are not a gardener or a chemist, | | | | grass is called Crab grass. It resembles straw and can |
| you can call your local gardening service who can | | | | quickly invade a lawn and take it over. |
| take a sample. You may have to wait a few weeks | | | | Depending on how overrun your lawn is with |
| for the results, however. | | | | unattractive grass, you may have to remove the |
| The soil content is a very important part of | | | | grass and begin again. Crab grass is very difficult to |
| cultivating a good-looking lawn. Once you know more | | | | remove and may require the use of chemicals. After |
| about the soil content, you will be able to choose | | | | removing this grass, you can reseed or use sod in |
| flowers and plants that will survive, learn about ways | | | | order to make your lawn grow faster. |
| to enhance existing soil, and also find ways to add | | | | Other types of grass include: |
| nutrients to the soil so that the grass will be able to | | | | Bermudagrass |
| grow. | | | | Bluegrass |
| Many times adding fresh soil to existing soil will help | | | | Ryegrass |
| bring your lawn back to life. This will require you to | | | | If you want a lush green lawn, you will have to |
| make sure your lawn is watered and that you don't | | | | spend the majority of your time removing and |
| mow the grass too often when trying to get the | | | | replanting in order to achieve this type of lawn. But if |
| grass to grow. Over time, the soil content will | | | | you are after a more garden style type lawn or a |
| improve. Throughout this book, you will learn ways to | | | | lawn that has almost no grass at all, you may be able |
| take care of your soil. | | | | to leave certain types of grass alone. This will save |
| Types of Grass | | | | some and money. |