As we get into the middle of summer, we are hoping that our lawns still look perfect. And with a few tasks, that is easily achievable. However, if you start to run short on watering your lawn, and it starts to dry out, evenly slightly, then there may be another problem starting to brew, crabgrass. If your next thought is ‘I put down pre-emergent crabgrass control, why am I seeing…
Read MorePreparing for Spring
We are now in the middle of March. The vast majority of winter is behind us, but it is only March, there could be more to come. However, let’s not think about that. We should be preparing for spring. There are some projects that are going to need to be done once spring is fully here. Damage from snow plowing activities is one of the first thing that everyone sees…
Read MoreThe Current Crabgrass Situation
As we approach the end of June, looking forward to July, we have already had a taste of summer weather. (And if I do say so myself, it is nice.) With the summer weather we also start to get pests like mosquitoes, moths, weeds in our lawns, including crabgrass. However, in past years we have had crabgrass germinating at this point in the summer. So what is different? Why are…
Read MoreProblems Growing Grass
Have you ever had problems growing grass? This can be quite frustrating, even a headache. There are many possibilities to why this is. We will discuss some of the common problems when trying to grow grass. You have not waited enough time for the grass to grow. Newly planted grass under perfect conditions takes up to a week before you will start to see anything come up, and some varieties…
Read MoreHelp to Prevent Crabgrass
“I have a crabgrass control product on my yard, isn’t that enough?” We wish that it was, but it is not. Here are a couple of tips to help to prevent crabgrass in your lawn even though you have a pre-emergent crabgrass control product on your lawn. Once your crabgrass control product is applied to your lawn, you will have to water it in to activate it. After it is…
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