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Insect Check
Want to check for surface feeding insects? Cut out both ends of a coffee can, screw it into the suspected area of infestation, ... |
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Know Your Soil
Different soil types have different watering needs. You don't need to be a soil scientist to know how to water your soil ... |
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Lawn Watering
If you don't have a soil moisture probe, some simple guidelines can help you decide when to water. Water when grass changes ... |
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Laying Sod
If you want an instant lawn, sod's the only way to go. First, prepare your soil with lime and fertilizer, just as you would ... |
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Morning Showers
It's best to water your yard and gardens in the morning. Night watering allows the yard to stay wet too long, inviting disease. |
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Mowing Rules
A general rule of thumb is to never mow more than 1/3 of the leaf blade off at any one mowing. Secondly, it is better to mow ... |
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New Sod Maintenance
If installed during Summer: Water new sod daily for the first three weeks. Thereafter water twice weekly for a few weeks. ... |
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Over Fertilize
Using more fertilizer or pesticide than the label calls for wastes the product and doesn't help the lawn. The extra fertilizer ... |
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Overmulch
The roots of plants need a constant supply of oxygen at all times. Overmulching kills the roots of shallow-rooted plants by ... |
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Pesticide Alternatives
When used incorrectly, pesticides can pollute water. They also kill beneficial as well as harmful insects. Natural ... |
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Pesticide Safety
All pesticides are toxic to some degree. This means they can pose some risk to you, to your children, pets, and to any ... |
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Power Edgers
Lawn edging should be performed at regular intervals to maintain a neat appearance. Power edgers can be adjusted to make ... |
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Power Rake
Here's an option for reseeding your lawn. If you have a large lawn or yard area consider renting or having your landscaper use ... |
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Slope Landscaping
If the area you are building in has a steep slope, build terraces or steps made of logs or old railroad ties across the slope ... |
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Soil Preparation
If you've ever unsuccessfully tried to get grass to grow in the small bare spots in your lawn, you probably made the mistake ... |
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Spring Cleaning
When winter is over and it's finally nice enough to venture out into your yard, the first thing you should do to ensure that ... |
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Spring Patches
If you have bare patches in your lawn, prepare these areas for seed or sod. To care for your new and existing grass, be sure ... |
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Stiped Cuts
Ever wonder how golf courses and athletic fields achieve the striped cuts? By simply cutting in a back and forth pattern the ... |
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Topsoil
If you're planting or replanting your yard, make sure you have a good layer of topsoil. There are many varieties of loam and ... |
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Trees vs Turf
If you have a heavily shaded area that you just simply can't grow grass, ground covers look and work great. However, if you ... |
