Tips on money saving lawn habits

-          Mow your grass from no lower than 2-1/2 inches to as high as 3-1/2 inches.

o   Keeps grass moist longer for less need to water

o   Not as much drag on blades so less gas usage

o   No risk in undercutting and letting sun damage grass roots which will cost a lot of time and money to repair

o   Smaller mulch pieces for quick decomposing and helps with fertilizing the uncut grass

-          Keep animals off of lawns and garden areas

o   Saves hassle of having brown spots all around the yard from animal urine which is hard to repair due to the fact it kills the grass roots in that area.

o   No plants and flowers getting trampled requiring you to re-buy and re-plant to keep garden looking good.

-          Catch weed, insect, and fungus problems early

o   Saves from spreading so minimizing repairing costs

o   Will not have to keep repairing/fertilizing the same area every few weeks due to killing the problem at its early stages.

-          Aerating your lawn

o   Only done periodically (every few years) this can loosen up the soil and allow nutrients to flow through the roots easier

o   Helps keep fertilizers in the roots where it is needed instead of running off due to difficulty in sinking in

-          Don’t leave objects sitting on grass for long periods of time ex. trailers, pots, hoses

o   Seemingly small tip but can prevent grass dying for “being lazy” and not putting away your equipment

o   Keeps lawn better managed and organized looking

Tips on saving money on lawn products

-          Use high quality fertilizers

o   May be more expensive, but you will need to use it less often for the results you want

-          Mix good fertilizer with less expensive one

o   Get more volume and still a good amount of quality for less money than going all high quality

-          Share equipment with neighbors

o   Might get aggravating but this will save the renting and purchasing cost of a lot of needed equipment

o   One day you will need something you don’t want to purchase so this will save all that unneeded hassle.

-          Rent instead of buy

o   Most major money draining equipment will not be needed for more than a specified project you have set out so renting saves a lot of money

o   No maintenance on the equipment

o   No need for storage places for equipment

-          Do not hire companies for landscaping jobs

o   Companies can be very expensive charging over $15 an hour

o   There are so many young adults around the neighborhood looking for part time jobs that will work as hard for a lot less cost

o   Young adults don’t have long term contracts and are a lot more convenient for spur of the moment jobs

§  Ex. vacation grass cutting, general landscaping, weekend project help