Synthetic Turf: Benefits of Using Artificial Turf
Using synthetic turf doesn’t mean that your lawn has to look like a football field or indoor-outdoor carpeting. Today’s synthetic turf is made to look super realistic. It’s nearly impossible to tell the difference between it and real grass without walking on it and close visual inspection. Artificial turf is designed to have the color, thickness and texture of a wide variety of grasses. If your yard isn’t grass-friendly due to heavy shade or soil type, or if you live in a drought-prone area, you may want to consider synthetic turf to enhance your lawn or even create a lawn that’s pest-free and easy to maintain.
Benefits of Using Synthetic Turf
Synthetic Turf is Allergy-Free
Lack of grass pollen probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about artificial turf. If you’re allergic to grass pollen and have to wear a mask when mowing, or if you have an allergy sufferer in the family who is unable to enjoy cookouts or spending time around the pool, synthetic turf may be the solution. Small children with allergies can play outside on artificial grass without getting sick. When you have synthetic turf, you also don’t have to worry about allergy-causing weeds in your yard.
Synthetic Turf Doesn’t Require Pesticides
If you spend the spring and summer struggling to keep weeds and crabgrass from taking over your lawn, artificial turf is the solution to your problems. When you have artificial grass, you don’t have to handle dangerous chemicals or worry about your family and pets being exposed to pesticides.
Synthetic Turf Can Fill in Unsightly Areas on Your Lawn
Most people have areas in their yard where grass won’t grow or only grows sparsely. This can be caused by shade trees that block the sun, large tree roots, areas of poor soil or pest or vermin damage. Some homeowners even use artificial grass that matches their natural grass to replace ugly yellowed grass and prevent future damage to the spots that dogs like to visit. Artificial turf is also great for high traffic areas.
Synthetic Turf is great for Play and Pool Areas
Do your kids ruin your grass by playing basketball on it or riding their bikes in the yard? Do you and your friends enjoy backyard volleyball games? All that fun leads to damaged grass, muddy areas in your yard and dirt tracked into your house. Synthetic grass keeps play areas looking good. Artificial turf also makes prevents dirty feet at the pool area and keeps pool water cleaner.
Synthetic Turf Reduces Water Usage
You may live in a drought prone area and be unable to water your lawn due to water restrictions or high water bills. Don’t live with dying grass or a yard that’s mostly dirt. Get a green yard with realistic synthetic grass and enjoy your yard again.
How to Use Artificial Turf Deodorizer
Artificial lawns are a wonderful thing to have. They’ll help you save on both water and maintenance, while staying green and beautiful year round. However, when your pets, the neighbor’s dog or even the neighborhood wildlife do their business on your artificial turf, the result can be a nasty, lingering odor. Fortunately, several artificial turf deodorizers’ work wonders for cleaning up pet odors!
What are Artificial Turf Deodorizers?
The best turf deodorizers are completely organic, non-toxic, biodegradable and environmentally friendly. They use natural enzymes to break down the bacteria that cause odors, and they’re highly effective because the enzymes can keep on replicating long after you’ve applied the product to your lawn. Rather than covering the smell, the enzymes actually eliminate the source of the odor.
How do They Work?
Turf deodorizers can be applied one of two ways. The most common method is to use a sprayer that attaches to your garden hose, much like a lawn-fertilizing sprayer. Simply follow the instructions and put the required amount of deodorizer in the sprayer’s bottle, wet your lawn to cool it down, and then turn a dial to apply the deodorizer to your lawn.
You can also apply turf deodorizer with a pump sprayer. As with the garden hose method, put the required amounts of deodorizing concentrate and water in the sprayer, and use it to treat the affected areas of your yard.
Whichever way you choose to apply the deodorizer, make sure you do it during a cool part of the day, or at a time when direct sunlight isn’t hitting your lawn. The heat can cause the deodorizing solution to dry out and become ineffective. Mornings or evenings are the best times to deodorize your artificial lawn.
While many people don’t start using turf deodorizer until after the smell becomes a problem, if you have pets, you should consider using it as a preventive measure. Regular applications are inexpensive, and they’re a great way to keep your lawn looking and smelling as fresh as the day it was installed. Since artificial turf deodorizer costs far less than annual maintenance for real grass, it’s an excellent way to protect your investment.
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