Poa Annua (pronounced poh anuh) is a winter grass that emerges in the spring. It is a cool season grass that only lasts a couple months and dies out once the temperature gets above 80 degrees. Poa Annua is difficult to control with pre-emergent or post emergent weed treatments as there are few products available […]
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After installing new sod there are a few things that are necessary in order to assure it gets established and thrives. WATER. Water is the most important element for new sod! When sod is harvested, 80%-90% of the root system is cut away so it has a very limited ability to absorb water. If the […]
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To be successful at killing weeds in your lawn but there are two important keys to be aware of. 1. Choosing the correct herbicide, because no one herbicide kills all types of weeds and 2. Correctly applying the herbicide. If the incorrect amount of herbicide is applied, or its applied only once when it’s necessary […]
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1. Treat weeds and patch in dead areas of your lawn with sod. If you haven’t been as diligent as you should have been at keeping up the condition of your lawn, some areas may have declined. It’s not necessary to re-sod your entire lawn if only a few areas are bare. Sod can be […]
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Soil temperature plays a vital role in the ability of grass to absorb nutrients. Applying spring fertilizer too early, before the temperature of the ground reaches 80° allows much of the fertilizer to travel past the root zone without ever being absorbed and utilized by the grass. It’s like dumping three quarters of the bag of […]
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Some types of grass are more shade tolerant than others but all need a minimum amount of direct sunlight to be healthy. St. Augustine and Zoysia are the two most shade tolerant varieties of grass but they still need an average of 4-6 hours of direct sunlight to thrive. Newly planted sod needs even more […]
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Early spring is when lawns usually look their worst. They are slowly transitioning out of dormancy into the growing season. Over the winter the lawn has lost a lot of mass. It has shed a third of its root system and lost some of its density above ground over the winter. It takes several weeks […]
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I recently received this question from a customer who moved here from the Midwest last year. “Skip, In Indiana if I had a bald spot in my lawn I would scratch the area with a stiff tine rake in March or April, and sprinkle some grass seed, keep it watered and watch the grass grow. […]
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We have been in a dry weather pattern for several days now. Even with the cooler temperatures, low humidity and sunny days has created drought stress in some lawns as they come out of dormancy. Now would be a good time to start watering the lawn 2-3 times a week for 30-45 minutes per zone. […]
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Dollar weed is one of the most pervasive weeds around! It is a perennial plant that thrives all year long. It’s very adaptable to whatever conditions it grows in. If it is growing in the lawn, it thrives close to the ground. If it is growing in a shrub bed, it will grow high, up […]
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