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How To Get Rid of Torpedo Grass In Your Lawn
One of my biggest enemies is Torpedo Grass. The Univeristy of Florida calls it “one of the most serious weeds in Florida.” It spreads via long rhizomes that can creep for several hundred feet under streets, driveways and even your house. It can also re-grow from even the smallest clipping which means pieces of it get caught in lawn equipment or spread by birds that like using it for building nests. It tends to love wet areas, so you will notice it spreading during the rainy season the worst, ...
Before and After - A Tail Of A Stressed Lawn
COOL SEASON LAWNS: I know that as I scan across our LCN groups, I can see lots of heat stress hitting you guys across much of the midwest and over to the northeast. Cool season lawns definitely struggle when it’s over 85 degrees. In case you missed it, I talked all about heat stress and watering in last week’s email which we turned into a blog post for you to review if you need to. Read it HERE.This week, I have an UPDATE from one of the Lawn Care Nuts featured in that post! One of the exampl...
Free Lawn Care App for All Grass Types
This is it!
If you watch my YouTube channel then you know I have been promising a HUGE announcement coming just before Memorial Day Weekend - and this is it.
Me and my team at Yard Mastery have been working very hard for many months to bring this to you and finally, we are ready to release it:
The Yard Mastery App for iPhone and Android.
In summary, with this completely free app we give you:
1. 24-hour average soil temperature for your city/zip or if you choose to put in your full street addr...
How To Have The Softest Lawn in 2020
Hey there Lawn Care Nut!I know we are still in winter and your lawn is under snow and ice, so I made some content that I hope will brighten your day and get you thinking about the sunny days and blue skies ahead.In fact, do you know that the first official day of Spring is Thursday, March 19? That’s 39 days away give or take a leap year day in there somewhere.
So check this out: I made a fairly long video this week - full of tips - and I broke it all down for you in this email so you can dig...
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...
How to get Rid of Violets and Creeping Charlie In The Lawn
What’s up y’all - welcome to the very middle of October. I’m on the road to the GIE Expo this week but wanted to take some time and drop some tips on you. For you cool season folks (Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Rye, Turf Type Tall Fescue) I’m seeing more and more reports of wild violet and creeping charlie.Especially if you have gotten through your aeration and overseeding and are back to mowing regularly; all that watering and fertilizing you have been doing has also encouraged these weeds ...
Cool Season Lawns - Seeding and Not Seeding
With the crazy weather around the country this week, for some of you, it may be time to call “no joy” and look for a different strategy.For others, you may just need to hold the line for a few more days until relief comes.
Is It Time To Call No Joy?
From military aviation. A pilot reports "no joy" when an attempt to establish visual or radio contact with another aircraft is unsuccessful; or when an attempt to acquire a target - either visually or on tactical radar - is unsuccessful. (source)I...
September Lawn Updates for All Grass Types
Hey y’all hope you are having a great week!Still so much lawn time left for all of us and in fact, I think the fall can be some of the best looks for our lawns no matter what grass type or area of the country we are in. Let’s run down the line here from north to south.Cool Season Lawns - North, East, and TransitionYou cool kids are all getting well into your aeration and overseeding strategies and in fact, a good portion of the country - you all are already a few weeks into your watering regi...
Fall Pre-Emergent Lawn Care Strategies
It’s time to prepare for fall, y’all. Doesn’t matter where you live, it’s time to think about your strategy. Far north, far south or anywhere in between, there are some fall preparations we all need to consider.
DIY Weed Control Is Cheaper Than You Think
The Cost of DIY Lawn Care
And as I like to do, let’s start by looking at products you can get right from your local big box store or Ace, even Walmart. (these are NOT sponsored)
Cool Season Turf: Clover Control
Its summer and clover is starting to rage across the country. I recently talked on my podcast about how selfish nitrogen-fixing clover truly is, check out that segment here. That said, you want to know how to get rid of it and the easiest and cheapest way is to get an over-the-counte...
4th of July Sale on All N-Ext Products
What’s up y’all - Happy Sunday Funday! This is a big week coming up here - Independence Day is Thursday, July 4, and you are probably using this very weekend, right now, to prepare the lawn for all the family fun.
Now, I’ve got plenty of tips on board for you this week, including a new video coming out today on The Lawn Care Nut YouTube Channel putting the Honda HRX and Toro Super Recycler “Head To Head” in a cutting competition - should be super fun. Tweet me and let me know if you’re on #Te...
