25 Jun Dealing with Summer Heat
Summer heat stress can be a problem come July and August. Extended periods of heat and humidity, bright sunshine, warm nights, with no rain can add up to trouble. About.com Lawn Care: What's Hot Now...
Summer heat stress can be a problem come July and August. Extended periods of heat and humidity, bright sunshine, warm nights, with no rain can add up to trouble. About.com Lawn Care: What's Hot Now...
It's not that easy is it? With just four simple steps my lawn will look like a major league ballpark? Of course not. I mean, who would be so naive to think a lawn care program is as easy as 1,2,3,4? As a marketing device,...
Going organic is too expensive. I hear this a lot. Usually from people who know little about the subject and are already heavily invested in conventional lawn care methods. Typically, lawn care companies that do not provide organic alternatives will give every excuse in the...
Riding lawn mowers represent the pinnacle of lawn mowing equipment. No more walking behind a loud, dusty push mower, with a riding lawn mower it's luxury at 3 mph. In all seriousness though, a riding lawn mower isn't really necessary unless your lawn is quite large....
Have you ever wondered what the three numbers on a bag of fertilizer are? It's surprising that most people don't know or even care what the numbers mean. They buy in to an slick, packaged, lawn care program which unfortunately is geared more toward selling...
Mowing the lawn is one of those tasks that most people approach with a casual indifference. It's a chore, not something that is fun or interesting, so the act of mowing becomes redundant and routine. If you look at it deeper though, there are many...
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The battle against lawn weeds is an ongoing struggle, not for the timid or faint of heart. Implementing an Integrated Pest Management program is the best way to meet weeds head on...
The term cultural practices may not be common outside of turf maintenance circles but it is nice catch-all phrase to describe maintenance procedures performed on a lawn. Cultural practices include weekly tasks like mowing and watering and also less frequent jobs like fertilizing, topdressing and aerating....
A blog I wrote in February of 2010 still receives several comments per month from angry Canadians venting their frustrations over Health Canada's decision to ban the sale and use of weed-n-feed products. There are currently 36 comments with at least a half-a-dozen that I...