Sponsored Topics. Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, 12 miles (19 km) north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340.
Instructions. Aerate your lawn. When a lawn is used regularly, the soil beneath the grass gets compacted. This prevents water and nutrients from reaching the grass in the proper way, and impacts the normal life of healthy organisms in the soil. Buy a hand aeration tool and run it over the lawn once per season.Mow the lawn regularly.hen a lawn is used regularly, the soil beneath the grass gets compacted. This prevents water and nutrients from reaching the grass in the proper way, and impacts the normal life of healthy organisms in the soil. Buy a hand aeration tool and run it over the lawn once per season. Mow the lawn regularly.
To improve sandy soil: 1  Work in 3 to 4 inches of organic matter such as well-rotted manure or finished compost. 2  Mulch around your plants with leaves, wood chips, bark, hay or straw. Mulch retains moisture and cools the soil. 3  Add at least 2 inches of organic matter each year.  Grow cover crops or green manures.