Crabgrass is an invasive annual weed that can quickly get out of hand if not properly prevented using pre-emergents, or killing crabgrass using post-emergents herbicides. Crabgrass will begin to germinate when the soil temperatures reach approximately 55 degrees for four or more consecutive days, and continue to germinate throughout the spring and early summer months … Read more The 5 Best Crabgrass Killers
Welcome to the dog days of summer. With excessive heat and humidity, and perhaps lack of rainfall, your lawn may be stressed or even dormant at this point. This post is to help your cool season lawn survive and thrive throughout the month of July. Watering Keeping your lawn irrigated is the most important factor … Read more July Lawn Care Schedule
There are many fertilizer spreaders types to choose from. But when it comes to prosumer models, that list gets narrowed down quickly. “Prosumer” can be defined as “an amateur who purchases equipment with quality or features suitable for professional use.” Two of the more popular broadcast fertilizer spreader brands are Lesco and Spyker spreaders. I … Read more Spreader Review: Spyker P20-5010 vs Lesco 50 lb Broadcast Spreader
Prepare Your Grass For A Lawn Party Whether you’re hosting a BBQ, a graduation party or even wedding event, you want your lawn to look its best. We lawn care nuts spend a lot of time in our lawns to make them as green, lush, and healthy as possible. And now it’s time to show … Read more How To Get Your Lawn Ready For Guests – 5 Simple Steps
There are five important cool-season grass families. Tall fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, fine fescue and creeping bentgrass (used almost exclusively on golf course putting greens). Jonathan Green Black Beauty® Ultra contains three out of the five families. These grass varieties, bred by Jonathan Green turf grass plant breeders, are some of the best on … Read more Your Guide To The Best Cool Season Grass Varieties
Several years ago I underwent a full renovation in my backyard which originally spanned approximately 6,000 ft² Many trees (large and small) were taken down, as well as some wooded areas and plenty of weeds. Fast forward to 2017 and we expanded the backyard yet again to the tune of 10,000 total square feet. Jonathan … Read more Jonathan Green Black Beauty Heavy Traffic Grass Seed Review
You survived another long winter. You jumped into your early spring lawn care plan and began the much anticipated hard work of clean-up, applied your first application of crabgrass control and prevention, fertilizer, and are starting to see the lawn quickly green-up and grow like crazy. But soon both the outside temperature and humidity levels … Read more How To Prevent & Treat Brown Patch in Lawns
Grubs, white grubs, grub worms. No matter what you call them, these pests, when left untreated, can wreak havoc in a lawn in absolutely no time. Before jumping into prevention, controlling, and killing grubs in your lawn, it’s important to know about the Japanese beetle and its life cycle. Grubs are the larval stage of … Read more When To Treat For Grubs in Your Lawn
How To Plant Grass Seed in Springtime This post was originally published on Reddit. Some of the contents have since been edited 2020-03-12. There’s a lot of confusion and debate around spring seeding for cool season lawns. Some say it’s impossible and beg not to wait until the late summer and early fall – while … Read more Spring Seeding Guide for Cool Season Turf
There comes a point in every lawn care addict’s life when spring can’t come soon enough. After “springing ahead” an extra hour, the days are longer and the extra sunshine gives us all the extra itch to get outside and work on our lawns. I’ve created a simple step-by-step plan of things to go in … Read more Early Spring Lawn Care Steps