Hi, this is Skip with Father and Son Pest and Lawn Solutions. And today what I’d like to talk to you about is how to repair a small leak or nick in an irrigation pipe. So what happens a lot of times is, especially if you have like an index irrigation system and you have […]
Read MoreHi, this is Skip with Father and Son Pest and Law Solutions. Today, we’re going to talk about how to properly apply fertilizer to your lawn. I get asked the question many times, “How do I apply fertilizer to my lawn? What setting do I put my spreader on? How many pounds of fertilizer should […]
Read MoreThis is Skip Orth with Father and Son Pest and Lawn Solutions. And today what we’re going to demonstrate is how to patch in a piece of sod into an area of your lawn that perhaps has declined. As you go through this growing season, different things happen to areas of the lawn, and it’s […]
Read MoreEwww a bug!You may have noticed that Florida has its fair share of bugs. They all have their food preferences; some like to feast on wood, some on humans and animals but the ones we will be going over in this article are those that have a target set on your grass! Most insect turf […]
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The Emerald Coast is one of the hardest places in the country to maintain a nice lawn! The recent availability of Zoysia sod to our area is a huge opportunity for anyone who has been wanting a “trophy lawn” but has been unable to get it with centipede or St. Augustine. Although zoysia is not […]
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Quite often when I inspect a sick lawn for the first time and ask the home owner to explain his maintenance practices over the past years, I hear something like this, ‘Well I put down (major brand fertilizer) four times a year just like it recommended and watered every day for 15 minutes a zone […]
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In the winter, lawns go into dormancy or hibernation. During this time the lawn actually loses a lot of its mass. Over the winter the lawn sheds up to 50 percent of its root mass along with about as much grass blades and runners. A lot of people begin to panic when they start […]
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I have a great deal of respect and admiration for Dr. Brian Unruh of the University of Florida and am so grateful for the times I’ve spent learning from him! He is considered the “Grass Guru” of the whole state of Florida! Dr. Unruh has made significant contributions over the decades to the turf industry […]
Read MoreMany people have at least one side of their home where the grass does not grow well or even at all. Most of the time, fences that run along property lines create a narrow corridor as they run beside the house. This limits the amount of direct sunlight that reaches grass growing between the fence […]
Read MoreWe often receive questions when it comes to watering the lawn; the three main ones are: what time of day should I water, when do I need to water and how long should I water? Watering frequency will vary due to the time of year and the temperature outside. However, the time of day the […]
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