There are two reasons to need a grub control fertilizer applied to your lawn. The first is protection if you have had a problems with grubs in the past. The second is if there was an active population of grubs in your yard within the previous year. Much of the fertilizer portion of a grub control fertilizer is the same as a regular summer fertilizer application. If you would like…
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Things are green and growing. We are in the warm weather. It is summer. After we have prepared our lawns and landscapes in the spring for this time of the year, it is time to feed our lawns again. This time it is with a summer blend of fertilizer. The summer fertilizer application should have a higher nitrogen content compared to the spring fertilizer application. (The first number on the…
Read MoreWaiting to Plant Annual Flowers
Here we are. There are leaves starting on the trees. Many of the spring flowers are putting on a show. Summer is knocking at the door. We are gearing up for planting our annual flowers for the summer. Before we get to far ahead of ourselves, let us remember that frost is still possible. If your annual flowers are already in the ground, a frost is not the end of…
Read MoreShade on a Summer Day
During the middle of the summer, when the heat really builds, and rain becomes scarce, we really see that the lawns take a beating. They dry out, turn brown and go dormant. However, that shade on a summer day is not only nice for you, it provides plenty of cooling for the grass. Water is lost through the leaf blades through transpiration. During days that are hotter, the amount of…
Read MoreGrub Control
Last fall was an exceptionally bad year for grubs. We have never seen a busier season for grubs, and talking to a fertilizer supplier, he had not seen it this bad either. So what does that mean for us now? Last fall we pushed back the grub population enough to limit damage, but a more permanent grub control option will be needed to provide protection for the rest of the…
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