Winter watering can be tricky since a specific “recipe” for how and when to water your lawn does not exist. Watering depends on many factors, including: Cool Season Lawns Cool season lawns, such as ryegrasses or fescues, prefer cooler temperatures and do well during mild winters, but still require consistent watering if there are long….
A pre-emergent is an herbicide that works to eliminate weeds before they emerge into your lawn. When a pre-emergent is used correctly, they will get rid of weeds before you even see them pop up through your grass. It is important to remember that you cannot simply rely on only a pre-emergent to control any….
There are few better ways to express pride in your home than with a well-manicured, great looking lawn, no matter what time of year it is. This is why American homeowners take a great deal of pride in their yards. Lawn watering, fertilizing and mowing are labors of love homeowners from coast to coast painstakingly….
Most lawnmowers come complete with a clippings bagger. So naturally, you will feel inclined to affix the bag to the mower with every use. But there are a few things you may not realize when you clip the bagger to the mower. Bagging Deprives Nutrients When you regularly cut your lawn, and the clippings aren’t….
The best way to prevent and control any diseases that may occur in your lawn is through continuous and persistent maintenance. This maintenance includes: correct fertilization irrigation (which includes watering and drainage) mowing height appropriate maintenance tools that have been kept in good condition placement in full sun use of disease resistant sod Effects of….
Overseeding Bermuda Grass With Ryegrass Most Bermuda grasses will go dormant (turn brown) during winter months. The most common seed variety used to overseed Bermuda, a warm season grass, is ryegrass, which is a cool season grass. Perennial ryegrass is dark green, does excellent in full sun, tolerates high traffic well, is stress and pest….