Alkaline soil is sometimes referred to as “sweet soil.” When your lawn soil has a level of 8.0 or higher your lawn grasses will turn pale and yellow because no iron or manganese is available. You will have to correct this condition by spading in iron and sulfate compounds. Generally speaking, most acidic soils are high in organic material while alkaline soils are high in calcium. However, if you choose the wrong kind of grass seed, all of your time and money will be wasted. Before you go out and purchase grass seed, you should know what type of grass will grow in your environment and growing season. Do you need a cool season grass or a warm season grass? Cool Season Grass Cool season grasses grow best in the spring and fall. Lawn Mowing Safety Tips for Preventing Injury Do you know that in 2008 more then 150,000 cases of lawn mower injury were treated in emergency rooms across United States? If gardening is your hobby or landscaping is your profession then the lawn mower is a part and parcel of your day to day life. Used for making your lawns more beautiful this equipment can cause serious injuries to both the users and the bystanders. The large and self contained mowers allow the person to ride on it throughout the garden and chop the grass as well. The mowers today are produced according to the size, shape and angles of the blades used in it. The reel mower is the mechanical kind of mower and the mechanism on which it runs has been altered from time to time. The Grass We Tread On Has Many Names Gone are the days when lawns used to stretch up hill and down dale, and could be seen from any window of the stately homes they graced. Even today, you have lawns, which are more than 5 to 10 acres, but they are quite rare. The average lawn is just the pint-sized square in an average white fenced backyard. It is better for your new lawn grass to be a little high than to be too short. By allowing your new lawn grass to grow a little high before cutting it will ensure that the grass is well rooted and established before it undergoes the trauma of a lawn mower blade. Traffic You should try to limit the amount of traffic on your new lawn during the first few weeks after planting.