Although Florida’s climate calls for you to tend to your yard all year long, now is the perfect opportunity to give it some extra attention so it’s clean and green just in time for the summer. Here are three spring cleaning tips to consider when focusing on your yard so you’re not the one all the neighbors are complaining about once everyone’s flowers are blooming.

Tend to Your Lawn

Uneven spots on your lawn can cause it stress, making it more susceptible to disease and weeds. Low spots on your lawn cause poor drainage while your lawn mower often scalps the higher ones. These spots create poor growing conditions for your grass, so take action by using a shovel to cut away raised areas and fill in ones that are depressed.

Another common issue lawns face, especially in high-traffic areas is soil compaction. This happens when the soil becomes densely packed, making it tough for grass to take root and allowing weeds to grow over. To test if your yard has this problem, stick a garden fork into the soil. If the tines don’t penetrate more than two inches, the soil is compact. You can loosen the soil with an aerator.

Once you’ve repaired your lawn and cleaned it of debris, you might have to reseed some areas that are bare or brown. Before reseeding, make sure you’ve addressed the soil conditions. Then, make sure you purchase a grass seed that works well in the Florida climate. Once planted, follow the recommended guidelines for cutting and watering your lawn.

Perform Preventative Maintenance on Your Equipment

Performing preventative maintenance on your equipment will ensure it performs better and lasts longer, saving you time and money as a result. Since most equipment used to care for a yard is gas powered, you’ll need to follow some common steps to service each piece you use.

1. Remove old gasoline that can choke the carburetor and cause rust.
2. Disconnect the spark plug so it’s safer to work on the machine.
3. Remove the blade.
4. Drain the oil.
5. Clean the equipment, using a putty knife and wire brush. Reattach blade.
6. Fill the oil tank if you’re serving a machine with a four-cycle engine.
7. Replace the air filter so you can improve airflow to the engine.
8. Replace the spark plug so you can get optimal performance.

Keeping your tools in good working order is an important step in keeping a fresh looking yard.

Call the Professionals for Those Hard to Reach Places

Since there are plenty of tall palm trees in our region, it can be hard to get high enough to trim the branches that have died throughout winter and browned as a result. To avoid risking your health, contact a professional who has the equipment and experience to get the job done right. After all, you’ll want to enjoy the upcoming Florida summer outside in good health instead of inside recovering from an injury.

If you need tree care in Palm Harbor, Florida, or the surrounding areas, contact Warner Tree Service today at (727)-478-2864. We’re happy to help you make your yard as appealing as possible.