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How To Treat Dollar Spot Fungus (Lawn Disease)
LAWN PHIX PRO TIPS Being in the Northeast, I see quite a bit of dollar spot each season – particularly in 2023. Dollar spot is often associated with low nitrogen and is most common in …

How To Winterize Your Riding Lawn Mower (A Simple Step-by-Step Guide)
One of the most important things to do at the end of any lawn care season is storing your lawn equipment the right way. Proper lawn mower storage isn’t hard or too expensive – changing …

Best Time to Fertilize Lawn: Before or After Rain?
Lawn Phix Pro Tips Timing your fertilizer application around rainfall can make a big difference in achieving a greener, healthier lawn. For my Lawn Phix customers, I always recommend checking the weather forecast before spreading …

What Type of Sand for Lawns? (Leveling + Top Dressing)
Whether you’re a homeowner needing to cover exposed tree roots and fix divots in your lawn or work on golf courses and sports fields, adding sand top dressing to your lawn can improve the leveling …

How Long Does 2, 4-D Take To Work & Kill Weeds?
2, 4-D, (2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a selective herbicide that controls and kills a wide range of broadleaf weeds. 2,4-D is often combined as a 2-way, 3-way, or 4-way herbicide, generally mixed with dicamba, MCPP, triclopyr, …

How To Frame Your Lawn
Ready to learn something new about lawn care? It’s called framing! So what is framing a lawn? Let’s take a look. What is Framing the Lawn? Look at this piece of art… Gorgeous right? Well, …
Tenacity Herbicide FAQs (The Ultimate Frequently Asked Questions Guide)
I see so many questions about Tenacity herbicide. It’s an awesome and unique chemical to include in your lawn care program – but there are many questions that pop up. Most of which can be …

How To Treat Leaf Spot Lawn Disease
Leaf spot lawn disease is not caused by one single fungus. It is part of a broader group of turfgrass diseases caused by several fungi, especially species of Drechslera and Bipolaris. These diseases can affect …

The 5 Best Grub Control Products for 2023 (Lawn Grub Prevention)
LAWN PHIX PRO PICK After treating hundreds of residential and commercial properties and covering acres upon acres of turf, I can say without hesitation that Acelepryn (liquid and granular) is the best grub-prevention product. It …