Weed Control: The "Triangle Approach"
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Weed Control: The "Triangle Approach"
Have you ever determined that you're going to clean the basement, garage or barn and just become frozen in place because you can't determine where you should start on the massive job? Did you ever just say to yourself "forget it!" and go do something else instead? Well, the same thing happens when you decide to face down that weedy mess that you hesitate to call a Lawn. You know that it will take several different weedkillers, but you don't know which ones and in what order, or when they should be repeated to finish the job well.
Pre-Emergents
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Often only thought of the first sign of spring when shopping, we see Crab Grass Preventer bags stacked up high. More often than not, the herbicide is bundled along with a fertilizer. The problem is the actual timing - the timing of the pre-emergent application and the timing of the fertilizer.
Many universities studies have shown applications of fertilizer too early in the season, before the grass is allowed to green up naturally, forces excessive top growth. Top growth (shoot growth / blade growth) comes at the expense of root growth. During spring, before the growth flush that necessitates mowing twice a week, the roots of turf grass are actively growing deeper and stronger as the soil warms, even though the grass seems to be still in winter dormancy mode.
Turf grass managers, hobbyist and knowledgeable home owners will refrain from applying a nitrogen based fertilizer before the grass actually wakes up in the spring, merely only applying a straight pre-emergent packaged alone. The most commonly used products, available to both professionals and homeowners are known both by chemical names and trade or brand names.
Bestlawn Bermuda Guide
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Bestlawn Bermuda Guide
PREFACE
Maintaining a Bermuda lawn is a very simple process that doesn’t require a lot of work to have a nice thick lawn. Bermuda grows very fast and aggressively during hot weather and will fill in a lot of bare spots if maintained correctly. The most labor-intensive part of caring for Bermuda is mowing in the heat of Summer. Bermuda also needs a regular supply of food to look its best.
Preparing Northern Lawns for Summer
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June is a month of transition – the promise of Spring yields to the peak foliage of mid-June and the hot days of Summer begin to make their appearance as the month progresses. Many turf experts tell us that June is the single most-important month in the year to determine what your lawn will be like for the rest of the year.
Are you ready?
Late Fall Lawn Care
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For Cool Season Lawns
Mowing the lawn for winter
You may have read some recommendations to mow the grass shorter before winter. If you subscribe to that school of thought, then be sure to maintain the rule of thumb of not removing more than one third of the grass blade at a time.
I don’t personally believe it is necessary to mow shorter for winter and advise against it. The reason is preparation for that all-important last fertilizer application of the year. You know you don’t have to mow the lawn anymore when the effort does not return results. That is, of course, provided you maintained the same mowing height up to now and didn’t adjust the mower to a different setting.
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