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How do you know if your lawn requires aerating? A basic test will tell you. Take a screwdriver and poke it into your lawn in a couple of different areas. If it penetrates fairly easily, your ground is probably alright. But if it doesn’t descend past the first inch or so, aeration may be needed.
When it comes to lawn care, there are two different forms of aeration. One involves tines or spikes that are driven into the soil. The second actually pulls out plugs of earth leaving them on the surface. The latter is called core aeration and is significantly more beneficial because it… Continue reading
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Leave a commentWhen it comes to lawn care, one of the worst problems to eradicate are grubs. That’s because grubs are tricky. Although lawn damage from grubs is most apparent in the spring, spring is not the best time to deal with grubs. Most lawn services will tell you that Mid-July and early August are the very best months to apply insecticides. This is the time of year that the grubs emerge from their eggs and dig their way up into the topmost layer of your yard where they eat the roots of the grass blades. They are simplest to kill in this earlier stage of growth because they have not developed a resistance to chemical compounds and are considerably easier to manage with pesticides than older and stronger grubs (spring grubs). In early fall, the grubs will begin to burrow into the earth away from the cooling temperatures. During the cold season, these young bugs hibernate in cells that can be four inches to eight inches underneath the surface of your lawn and out of the reach of pesticides.
The grubs are the offspring of Japanese Beetles, June Beetles… Continue reading
Good landscaping plans consider the type of soil, variety of grass that will grow the best in your location, amount of sunlight the grass will get and a sprinkler service. With good lawn care, you will reap the rewards of an exceptionally beautiful lawn in your landscape. With a few basic steps and regular treatment, anyone can have a lush, dense, weed-free lawn. A personal residence usually includes a lawn as a portion of the landscaping. It may be a small ornamental patch or a wide area used for games and picnics, but it should be healthy and beautiful.
Proper lawn care requires watering, aeration, seeding, mowing and many seasonal considerations. During the hot summertime months you may think your lawn needs to be watered frequently. But be careful not to overwater. Overwatering can wash away fertilizer and nutrients from the roots causing them to be weak and prone to disease. You can check if your lawn needs water by observing if footprints remain in the lawn for a couple of minutes. If they do, it is time to water. A sprinkler service can be set to water at the… Continue reading
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