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How To Control Grubs in the Lawn
How To Control Grubs in the Lawn
Being as we are now firmly into the spring and things are warming up across the country, it’s time to think about grubs in the lawn and preventing the damage they can impose.I am predicting that this will be a pretty bad year for grubs since we had a very mild winter across much of the country.One thing that a harsh, deeply frozen winter will do is kill off some of the population - but this year, we did not get that and in fact, just the opposite: a fairly mil...
Is It Too Late For Pre-Emergent?
It’s mid-March, the clocks have sprung forward and sunset is well after 7:30PM now. I am already taking advantage of the additional yard time after work, getting some much needed pruning done.
The days are longer too, almost up to a full 12 hours of day length! The more sunlight available means the more your grass can grab it for photosynthesis. That’s a trigger for it to wake up and start growing.
Longer days also mean the soil is heating up and that is what drives our strategy for pre-emer...
Spring Lawn Prep for Warm Season, Cool Season & Transition Zone Lawns
The 2023 spring season is upon us and it isn’t even official spring yet! March 20 - June 21 is the official calendar spring - but the weather is way ahead of that!
Lawn Mowing Matters Most
Today we are going to talk about the importance of mowing.Right now, if you were to ask any lawn treatment professional about, “What’s the one thing you wish your customers did properly that would help you the most?”They would 100% of the time tell you “I wish I could get them to mow properly.”But before I explain that, I want to let you know, both of my guides, Warm Season Lawn Care Guides and Cool Season Lawn Care Guides have been optimized and updated for the 2020 season.If you have been w...
How To Choose Lawn Fertilizer Based On A Soil Test
If you remember in last week’s blog about The Ins and Outs of Lawn Fertilizers, I went into some of the basics of fertilizers, what they contain, and why. I also touched on some of the thinking processes that I like to use when choosing a fertilizer for the lawn. Be sure to review that post too!
Today I am now going to put that into practice and read a soil test for you and recommend some fertilizers that you would use if this was your test. The idea is that I’m going to show you a real-world...
The Ins and Outs of Lawn Fertilizers
What’s up Lawn Care Nuts?I hope your week is going well and you are seeing some blue skies and sunshine!This week I am going to talk about fertilizer.The reason is that I feel there is some confusion about just exactly “what is a fertilizer?” and “how do I know which one to use?”
Now keep in mind, as we go through this, I am talking about primarily lawn fertilizers.The reason this is important is that a lot of info you find online about fertilizers and fertilization is meant for farmers grow...
Weeds In Your Winter Lawn - What To Do
What’s up y’all, hope your new year is going well!I know that many of you are getting a deep freeze and snow right now - and I hope the tips in this post today will provide some hope for you that spring is not far away!Even you folks in the southern half of the country; you have it bad too because while the cold isn’t necessarily unbearable, and you are not fighting with ice and snow - you have it worse because you can still see your lawn and it’s brown and dormant and depressing!You may be ...
Florida, Texas, Gulf Coast Fall and Winter Pre-Emergent Schedule
I wrote this plan specifically for “South Florida” as a winter pre-emergent and soil plan, but many of you could still benefit from incorporating a lot of this into your plans as well.
Watch The Videos
First off, make sure you watch the video I put out just this past weekend outlining the basics of the Florida Pre-Emergent Plan.
I’m not going to get into the watering portion in this written guide, so just make sure you get down at least 1” of water a week anywhere in Florida.Even if your tur...
Your Lawn Care Season is NOT Over Yet
Hey there, sorry it’s been a few weeks since I’ve sent an email with tips. I’ve been recovering from the GIE+EXPO while also taking some time to have a little fun with a Famous Lawn Mower Yard Sale Prank, as well as changing the oil in my mowers.
Note: I did not get a chance to run my yearly Halloween Domination party at the house this season. I just wasn’t able to pull it together this year. However, we have something more important than that going on right now, the entire lawn care communi...
Warm Season Lawn Care Tips
How To Prevent Fungus In The LawnWhat’s up y’all - hope you are having a great week!Things around the south - they are a-changin'!I’m seeing temps that are really seeming more Fall right now which I’m sure is a welcome relief for many of you.That being said, your warm-season turf is going to put on the brakes, hard and fast.When this happens, don’t be concerned about it, instead, just change up your strategy.Take a look at Athens, GA soil temps just today as I am typing this:
The average at ...
What To Do In Your Lawn This Week, First Day of Fall
What’s up y’all, hope you are having a great week! In case you didn’t know, Monday, September 23 was the first official day of Fall 2019. Congratulations Lawn Care Nuts, you made it!Kiss the summer goodbye and get ready for some mild weather and greener lawns. Unless you live in Nashville, TN or somewhere on a similar latitude, you guys have still be hot hot hot, and dry.
Being as you are in the heart of the transition zone there, many of you have fescue lawns that you wanted to aerate/ov...
What To Throw Down Right Now
Hans, Franz, and A Tale Of Two Turgid Lawns - What To Throw Down Right Now
“Hey Allyn, I recently relocated from Northern Illinois where I had a beautiful cool season lawn down here to Texas where I have St Augustine grass and I find that almost nothing I’ve learned translates. It’s like starting all over, can you help me understand why this is?” - Don L, HoustonThis question presents an opportunity for us all to learn something. I hear it often and so today I’m going to talk you through why ...
