“Why bother with a fall fertilizer? My grass is going to be dormant soon. There is no need for it.” That is the thought from some people about a fall fertilizer application. But that fall fertilizer application does a lot for your lawn as it prepares to become dormant, and then get ready for the coming spring. Despite your lawn looking like it has stopped growing when the weather starts…
Read MoreNot so Wild about Violets
Wild violets in a yard can be an unsightly situation. But how do you take care of them? Controlling wild violets is not as easy as you might think. During the summer months, wild violets have a thick coating on their leaves that stop herbicides from entering the plant. This is not the end of the story. For a very short while in the fall, when the wild violets are…
Read MoreAdjusting Sprinklers
We are coming into the time of year when the days are cooler, and the grass is greener. This is also a time to adjust your sprinklers so that they are not running as much. We will take a look at the benefits to lessening the run time for your sprinklers in the fall: Lowers the amount of water used, thus paying for less water and saving money. Rain is…
Read MoreFall Overseeding
Overseeding your lawn is often over-looked, but it can do a lot to help to improve the look of your lawn. But why overseed in the fall? It is best is overseed in the fall for three reasons: Less weed pressure. In the fall, weeds are not as aggressive as they are in the spring. The lesser competition from weeds helps to establish new grass plants better. No more crabgrass…
Read MoreStringy Grass
This is a problem in some lawns, you have the type of grass pictured, that when you cut it, it appears to be very stringy and does not cut that well. Which means that it sticks out from the rest of your lawn and does not look good. This stringy grass is a landscape plant that is now a weed in your lawn. This stringy grass is fountain grass. The…
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