Ready for 2020

Chip Harkes

As the 2020 Growing Season is getting started, we are looking forward to another productive year. There are a few services that we are highlighting for this coming season. First is Mosquito Control. Last year Triple E, or Eastern Equine Encephalitis, was running wild through southwest Michigan. Zika has also been a concern in past years, as well as the West Nile Virus. All of these can be carried by…

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COVID-19

Chip Harkes

Updated April 24, 2020 After being not allowed to work for a month, we have finally been allowed to start working again, and that is what we are doing. We are starting to service properties again! We are still planning on getting all parts of our contracts done this year. We have started already today and will be working hard to get to everyone as soon as possible. We are…

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Sprinkler Height

Chip Harkes

This is a re-post from last year, but I thought that it would be a good fit into the series about proper watering. This post is the fourth part in a four part series about watering your lawn and landscape. Originally Posted on May 19, 2017 An underground sprinkler that is sticking too high out of the ground. Underground sprinklers can be quite a help in the summer when we…

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Underground Sprinklers vs Hose and Sprinkler

Chip Harkes

This post is the third part in a four part series about watering your lawn and landscape. An underground sprinkling system does have it’s perks, it also has it’s drawbacks. The same can be said of using a hose and sprinkler to water your lawn. Underground sprinklers, specifically the sprinkler clocks can be a very nice convenience. The sprinklers will turn on and off once the clock is set. The…

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