Crabgrass, Japanese Stiltgrass, and Yellow Nutsedge – As mentioned above, because of the excessive summer rainfall, we’ve noticed a lot of breakthrough in late July and August of annual grassy weeds such as crabgrass and Japanese stiltgrass, even on lawns that were treated pre-emergently in April and/or May. The control products simply ran out of […]
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As we approach the end of August, and therefore the end of summer, it’s time to evaluate our lawns and landscaped areas to determine what condition they’re in after another wet and hot summer. We need to make plans for what has to be done to ensure that our lawns are thick, well fed and
Planting in June– Our Nursery Yard is still filled with LOTS of annual flowers, vegetables and perennials along with select shrubs for your evaluation and purchase. We got a wide selection of individual plants in upsized pots for additional planting in your landscape or to replace plants that didn’t take well with earlier plantings. We
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Mowing Lawns in the Summer– In the spring and fall, when nights are cool and grass grows well, lawns should be mowed at a height of 3-3 ½” (depending on how often you mow). Lawns should be mowed often enough that you’re not removing more than 1/3 of the length of the blade, and often enough
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The weather’s warm, the nights are still cool, we had enough, but not too much rain which kept everything green and lush. It’s June, and this year we have enjoyed a lovely spring. Last year we were underwater! In 2017 we’d already gotten into summer heat; spring 2019 has been magnificent, right from the start.
