Keeping lawns looking good throughout the season takes nurturing. Some of that nurturing is making sure that your soil's pH level is balanced. Lawns thrive and look lush when the pH level is between 5.1 and 7.0 depending on turf type. This is the most important factor in determining the health and overall condition of your organic lawn. If it is not correct, the roots are unable to absorb the needed nutrients no matter how many times it is fertilized.
Too high a pH level can be corrected with liquid lawn sulfur, while soil with a low pH can be corrected with liquid lawn lime. Liquid lawn care products produce results in days compared to months for dry and/or pelletized products.
Proper pH for common turf types
BAHIAGRASS
ARGENTINE, PENSACOLA, TIFTON
pH Low 6.0
pH High 7.5
pH Ideal 6.8
BENTGRASS
COLONIAL & CREEPING
pH Low 5.6
pH High 7.0
pH Ideal 6.3
BERMUDA HYBRIDS & COMMON
pH Low 5.6
pH High 7.0
pH Ideal 6.3
BLUEGRASS
pH Low 5.7
pH High 7.4
pH Ideal 6.5
BUFFALO
pH Low 5.6
pH High 7.0
pH Ideal 6.3
CARPETGRASS
pH Low 4.5
pH High 5.5
pH Ideal 5.3
CENTIPEDE
pH Low 4.3
pH High 5.8
pH Ideal 5.1
FESCUE RED & CREEPING
pH Low 5.6
pH High 6.8
pH Ideal 6.2
FESCUE TALL
pH Low 5.6
pH High 7.0
pH Ideal 6.3
ST. AUGUSTINE
pH Low 6.3
pH High 7.8
pH Ideal 7.0
ZOYSIA
pH Low 5.5
pH High 7.0
pH Ideal 6.2
Your Lawn Is a Vital Extension of Your Home
It is the first thing people see, it is where you entertain family and friends, it is your outdoor living room. It does not matter how beautiful your house is if your lawn and garden are looking brown and discolored, the entire look of your house is affected.
Curb appeal can add 15% to the value of your home!
A Gallup survey reported the 62% of all US homeowners felt investment in lawns and landscaping were a good or better than other home improvements.
Proper and well maintained landscaping adds 15% to a home's value. The investment recovery rate is actually 200+percent for landscape improvement.
Money Magazine determined that landscaping offers an excellent return on investment. Actually, it ranks top out of any home improvements.
The Society of Real Estate Appraisers also feels a landscaped home adds value, 99% agreeing that it actually causes these homes to sell more quickly.
Research by Michigan State University found something similar, but gives good landscaping even more value. They state that the perceived value of a home, landscaped nicely, is improved by 12%.
Landscaping is one of the few improvements that can increase not only the value of a home, but the speed with which it sells.
