Lime for Lawn in Parkville
Posted by RS Landscape
Lime Anyone?
When you live in the Midwest you can almost guarantee that the weather will be a mix of rainy or dry summers. Lime for Lawn in Parkville is important because no two summers are the same. This can be really hard on your lawn. When it’s a rainy summer all the precipitation spurs plant growth, but only plants that grow well in acidic soils thrive. Your soil’s pH level is best when it’s between 6 and 7—basically neutral. Anything less 5.5 and your yard won’t be healthy. What causes this imbalance? Imbalances can come from things that drop from the trees—acorns, whirly birds, walnuts, mulberries, etc. These things disintegrate naturally, but when they leach into the soil they cause the soil to become more acidic and prevent plant growth. To reverse this acidic trend you can add lime to your yard.
Lime for Lawn in Parkville
How do you apply lime? R&S Lawn and Sprinkler uses a granular pellet form of lime, however, powder forms are available. To apply the lime you need to walk back and forth across the yard with an applicator. One applicator that we use is a spreader to spread the granular pellets. Make sure that your lines are evenly spaced to ensure that your entire lawn is covered. Uneven coverage can lead to parts of your yard being very green while the rest of it is lighter green color. Uneven growth can then occur and your yard might become striped with light and dark green grass. Don’t want to mess with the hassle of applying lime yourself? Call upon the lawn care professionals at R&S Lawn and Sprinkler today at (816) 532-4999 to take the stress of liming off your hands. R&S Lawn and sprinkler has been in the business of keeping the green alive for the past 20 years!