If you or your neighbors had issues with Japanese beetles and grubs in the past, then when to apply grub control should be a priority on your lawn care schedule. There are many brands, active ingredients, and grub control products that things can get very confusing. One of those conundrums […]
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Crabgrass is a stubborn lawn weed. It gets its name because of its appearance. Crabgrass grows low to the ground and its stems grow out from the clump in the center, which looks like crab legs. Once the temperate of the soil reaches 55 degrees Fahrenheit, the seeds sprout and […]
Weeds are something we all try to avoid when it comes to our lawns. While they are technically plants, they are almost always unwanted. They steal nutrients and resources from the plants you want in your yard. They grow quickly and have an abundant amount of seeds. It does not […]
You know spring has arrived when you start seeing the yellow flowers of dandelions emerging throughout the neighborhood. This might be a nice sight for some, but for the lawn care purists, these undesirable weeds must go. The following is our list of best dandelion killers. These are the best […]
One of the first steps in any lawn care plan is applying a crabgrass preventer. Crabgrass is a very common lawn weed. In fact, it’s one of the most invasive lawn weeds, too. And without a pre emergent herbicide and prevention strategy, this grassy annual weed can take over an […]
Summer patch disease is a fungal infection that affects grass blades as well as turfgrass roots of many lawn types, including Kentucky bluegrass, annual bluegrass, and fine fescues. A particularly destructive lawn disease, summer patch may invade a lawn’s root system in spring but not cause symptoms until the hot […]
Cool-season grasses make for a visually lovely lawn, but they are also vulnerable to certain types of lawn disease like the dreaded dollar spot fungus. This lawn disease is named for the straw-colored grass patches that are about the size of a silver dollar during the early stages of the […]
A basic and fundamental piece to any lawn care program is watering and fertilizing lawns. To achieve healthy grass and a healthy lawn, you must feed it and water it – be it with granular fertilizer or liquid fertilizer, and with irrigation/sprinklers or mother nature’s rainfall. When it comes to […]
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 over time. While adding sand does not add any nutritional value, it can be mixed […]
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, MCPA, MCPP, or Carfentrazone. When trying to eradicate weeds, you’ll probably wonder how long does […]
Leaf spot lawn disease is a common disease that affects bluegrasses and bermuda grasses, including Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, and ryegrass. The disease is characterized by brown or black spots that occur on the leaves or sheaths of the grass. The spots appear more like small flecks initially, but they […]
Tenacity Herbicide is a unique herbicide. Not only can it kill over 40 weeds, including crabgrass and creeping bentgrass, but it also acts as a pre-emergent. In fact, the active ingredient in Tenacity – Mesotrione – is the only herbicide that can be safely applied at the time of seeding […]
