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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!
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...
Early Season Lawn Questions and NEW Biochar X-Soil
Hey there Lawn Care Nut!I’ve got several spring tips on board today and before we get started, let me encourage you to forward this email to a friend who has a lawn in need.If you (or your friend) are looking to win the battle with crabgrass, weeds and other lawn problems this season, let these tips serve as the foundation for the success to come.First off, I updated the pre-emergent guide for the 2020 season, please download a fresh copy here.Not much has changed, the strategy is sound, and ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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.
Pre-Emergent Got Snowed On and First Cut Zoysia Update
ALERT: I am getting multiple emails and posts on FB asking “is this poa trivialis?” “is this “poa annua?” is this “goose, dallis or crabgrass?” etc etc. to the point where people are getting anxiety over it!
I’ll be addressing this on the podcast this week so be sure to subscribe!
Now to this week’s regularly scheduled email...
Hello Lawn Care Nut!
I’ve got so much to share this week and I hope you’ll enjoy it all!
First off, I had a good time making this week’s primary video entitled, “Lawn ...
When To Apply Prodiamine 65 WDG (Water Dispersible Granule) In Spring Using Split Applications Part 2
This is a 2 part breakdown of Prodiamine 65 WDG giving you a yearly application schedule with soil temperature milestones. Part 1 of this series can be found here.
So you want to understand the meaning of a “split application” or “split app” of prodiamine pre-emergent herbicide and you want to do it liquid. In the previous post, I broke down all the costs of applying your prodiamine in this manner and I’m sure that peaked a lot of interest among you more advanced Lawn Care Nuts. That said, le...
