With the arrival of warmer weather, gardens are gradually awakening from their winter slumber.
Spring is here and it brings with it a host of gardening tasks to usher in the new season. Lawn care tops the list as lawns begin to grow more rapidly in the sunnier weather, necessitating increased maintenance to keep them lush and healthy.
Gardening gurus suggest lightly mowing your lawn every fortnight during spring, but advise keeping the blades relatively long to help the grass retain moisture. In addition to mowing, fertilising is crucial for robust and healthy lawn growth.
While store-bought garden fertilisers can be used, there’s a much cheaper, natural alternative that costs roughly 45p. Experts recommend scattering used tea leaves on your lawn to encourage strong and healthy growth.
Tea leaves serve as an effective natural fertiliser, packed with essential nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium – all crucial for healthy plant growth, including grass.
Moreover, they can enhance your soil structure and water retention, creating optimal growing conditions for your grass and improving its overall appearance.
Lawn Love clarifies: “Compost tea isn’t a warm drink to savour by the crackling fire. But your lawn (and your garden plants) would love to glug some down. According to the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, applying compost tea to the lawn helps spread beneficial microbes onto soil and plants.
“Compost tea also helps protect your turf from disease. The organisms in compost tea will consume available food sources and help outcompete disease organisms. The homemade fertiliser increases soil water retention, too.”
For those struggling with unsightly brown patches on their lawns, experts recommend covering these areas with used tea leaves and sowing grass seed within them. The nutrients from the tea will permeate the soil, ensuring that when the grass regrows, it comes back healthier and more vibrant, reports the Express.
Moreover, tea bags can act as a natural weed deterrent, especially when steeped in black tea, offering an excellent organic solution for any troublesome weeds invading your lawn.
You can snag a pack of 40 tea bags from Asda for a mere 45p, a steal compared to garden lawn fertilisers which can set you back around £10. Opting for this alternative could save you a tidy sum.
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