Out of all of the fertilizers, it would seem like fall fertilizer application is the least important. The growing season is shortly coming to a close. The growth rate on the grass is slowing. It is autumn. However, it couldn’t more from the truth about the importance of this fall fertilizer application. In the fall, the goal is not to create a lot of blade growth. We are hoping to…
Read MoreThe Wrong Kind of Weed Barrier
Weeds can be quite a pain. You can get everything looking nice in your landscape, then a few days later, that pesky weed appears. So you have an idea, we will put a weed barrier down to stop those weeds. Occasionally I will come across some bad ideas of weed barriers. Here are the top ideas that I have seen that were quite bad. I have seen a blue tarp…
Read MoreOrganic Matter in the Soil
Organic matter in the soil is highly beneficial for your plants. But where does organic matter come from? What does it do for your landscape? Where does it come from? Organic matter comes from anything that was once living. It could be from leaves and sticks, to bugs and insects, all the way to animals that have become deceased. The once living tissue will break down. Once it is has…
Read MoreEpinasty
The first thing that you may be asking is what is epinasty? The definition of epinasty by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is a nastic movement in which a plant part is bent outward and often downward. Even simpler, it is the twisting and contorting of plant tissue. Why do we love epinasty? All property owners love to see epinasty. You may or may not admit it, or may not now what…
Read MoreUnneeded Landscape Edging
Landscape edging can do wonderful things for your landscape. Its main purpose is to separate two different materials. However, there are times when landscape edging does not get used properly. This is unneeded landscape edging. Landscape edging is typically used to separate two soft materials. Soft materials would be items that can move around with the forces of nature, or through use, or through gravity. Some examples of soft materials…
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