High Traffic Lawn Care Tips

There are ways to avoid issues with your lawn and landscaping when it comes to hi traffic grass care.

Planting the best grass like Tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass or perennial rye grass is a good idea, use a good mix of 2 to three of these types in our area here in Mequon and milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin.  Compacted soil and damaged grass plants are some of the main causes of hi traffic grass wear. When people or pets walk on the grass repeatedly in the same area, they press down on the soil, which squeezes soil particles together. This means that air and water can’t easily move through the soil to reach the grass roots. Eventually, grass grown in compacted soil will die. To prevent soil compaction, rent a punch-core aerator to aerate the grass in high-traffic areas in the spring and fall. Rake a ½ in. layer of finely sifted compost across the aerated area. To prevent plants from being killed by feet grinding their stems into the ground, plant traffic-tolerant grass types.

Adding mulch, gravel or even a concrete walk way are also landscaping solutions to ease up on the hi traffic on the grass.