Your first tip is to be aware of the kind of environment your property is in. See if you live near a dusty road, because a light coat of dust will reduce the photosynthesis rate of the greens and your lawn will suffer. It is suggested therefore that you wash your lawn with water and dish soap on the days when it looks like it needs some cleaning. It is not recommendable to use anti bacterial dish soap as this leaves your lawn with yellow streaks.
Another tip is to know if you live in a wild fire hazard location. If you are, then it is recommended that you use lawn grass that helps reduce fire hazard. A good combination of lawn grass that would work in this condition is Canada bluegrass, wheat grass, sheep fescue, and blue gramma grass, and these are available in any local lawn care shop.
The next pointer is to know which are the shady sections in your lawn, and let the shady grass of that area grow longer than the grass situated in the sunny section of the lawn. Doing this will help make your lawn look nicer, and regularly prune out some of the dense branches in the shady area to bring in more light.
Another pointer is to know that your lawn is better with earthworms around. Try attracting more earthworms to your yard by spreading organic lawn fertilizer on your yard and have the same effect as when ants are attracted to honey.
Your next lawn care pointer is to spread a thin layer of organic matter on your yard frequently and the good choice is mushroom compost. The mushroom compost is made up of substances like horse manure, straw, gypsum, and limestone, and these are the ingredients that mushroom grow in farms.
When you mow the lawn, it is advisable to use a mulcher mower for this can help you use less fertilizer, and this another tip in taking care of your lawn. This type of mower will drop the cut up grass clippings to the soil where there is a faster decomposition.
Another tip that you should watch out is to watch if after mowing your grass it seems less green, because then your mower blades could be dull already.