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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!
Answering All of Your Soil Test and Fertilizer Questions
I am going to wrap up our series on fertilizers and soil tests today by answering some of the questions I have gotten over the course of the last few weeks. In case you missed it, this series started with this introductory blog post (which was also an email first)
The Ins and Outs of Lawn FertilizersSummary: here I talk about macronutrients and micronutrients and why and how they are needed for a healthy lawn.
Choosing Lawn Fertilizer Based on Soil Test ResultsIn this test I introduce the con...
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...
Is Milorganite Expensive Now? Plus More on Pre-Emergents
Hey there Lawn Care Nut! I hope you are having a great week.It’s hard to believe it’s the end of February already. Much of the country is well awake into their lawn care season. Friends from Southern California, over to Texas and down into Florida are enjoying the mow even as I type this email. As we move north into the Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky and over to Oklahoma, the time is near. That strip across the middle of the country there - that is the transition zone and will be the focus of...
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...
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 ...
XSTART Starter Fertilizer From Carbon Earth Co - 50lb bag
XSTART Starter Fertilizer
You do not need any other fertilizer. This is not your typical synthetic big box store starter fert. It’s one of Matt Martin’s greatest creations and it’s 100% complete - no other inputs needed. If you are seeding or sodding, follow the program above and that is all you need - no additional fertilizer needed. (you do still need to water!)
Directly from Carbon Earth Co - This is a complete product for growing a lawn from seed, sod or plugs. Since this is a new ...
How To Cure Brown Patches and Lawn Disease Problems In The Summer
What’s up ya’ll and welcome to summer! And with that, we want to show you How To Cure Lawn Disease Problems and Fix Brown Patches In Your Lawn.
Essentially, this is a fungus that's starting to affect lawns across the transition zone and up into the midwest.Let’s take a look at Rocky Mount, NC. Beautiful country there where Paul, from Paul’s Prime Cuts, lives and works.This area is known as the Atlantic Coastal Plains and you will find Turf Type Tall Fescue there, Centipede, Zoysia, Bermuda, ...
Treat Yourself This Father's Day
Happy Father's Day Week to all the dads and sons out there! As you all know, yard work is one of the best ways for fathers and sons to work together and accomplish goals while building a healthy relationship. So first off, make sure you take time this weekend to reach out to your dad or son and get outside together.
Speaking to dads everywhere, I have some items discounted from now until Sunday that you could get and “Treat Yourself” this Father's Day. Since you can’t find Milorganite a...
How Much Nitrogen To Put On Your Lawn This Summer
Hello there Lawn Care Nuts and welcome to “almost Memorial Day weekend!”It’s a big weekend for many reasons, primarily in remembering those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Those sacrifices are what allow us to enjoy such a weekend at home with family, in our lawns. Thank you!It’s also kind of what I call the “send off into summer” lawn application time of the season. As you guys know, I’m not a fan of pushing too much nitrogen in the heat of summer.Don’t get me wrong, I...
Cool Season Lawns ready for GO TIME
I’m writing today’s email from the plane. I just spent the last 5 days up in NW Indiana working on the cool season project spring lawn steps with my good buddy, Jake The Lawn Kid.
In case you’re new here, we started work on this lawn last year in the fall and have a full playlist you can follow starting right here.
I was happy to see how the lawn came through winter (video coming).
It’s already April 1 and many more areas across the country have now opened up for their first application o...
