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Synthetic Lawn Maintenance Tips

Posted by Artificial Turf Express on August 29, 2016
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Synthetic Lawn Maintenance Tips

The most important thing to realize about synthetic lawn maintenance is that taking care of an artificial lawn is much easier than a natural lawn. With an all-natural lawn, trimmings as well as edgings need to be consistently discarded. Synthetic grass does not create any type of grass waste. Aside from tree debris like sticks and leaves, there isn’t much to do, but there are a few things to know.

 

Get rid of debris

Whatever sort of grass an individual has, there will certainly be debris from close by trees and shrubs. Leaves, bark, and also tiny branches can make your grass look littered. Bigger branches could ruin the backing. If they have sharp sides, they could to jab with the turf and disrupt the infill. Make sure to examine the yard after an excellent tornado or a solid wind.

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Get the right tools

Another thing about synthetic lawn maintenance, it is very important to make use of the right equipment. Never ever utilize anything with steel points or spikes. Steel can tear the intertwined mesh structure as well as cause permanent damage. Here are some of the tools we recommend:

  • Rakes with plastic points
  • Leaf catchers
  • Leaf blowers
  • Turf brushes

Rinse Regularly

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One of the best practices for synthetic lawn maintenance is washing the yard once a month. This breaks down dirt and removes pet deposits. If someone has dogs that regularly pee on the turf, landscaping companies typically advise washing the grass in those locations. This should happen as soon as possible, but up to once a week. This will certainly thin down any type of staying pee or feces and also wash away any type of deposit that might be left to create smells.

Cleaning up an artificial lawn is very easy as well as much easier compared to stressing over every one of the requirements of all-natural lawn. It calls for marginal treatment as well as will certainly look its ideal without placing in hrs of initiative. Artificial grass conserves both cash and also time in addition to aiding the resident do their component to preserve water.

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