Lawns
Fall Turf Care
Power Raking and Core-Aeration September is the optimum time to power rake or core-aerate tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass lawns. These grasses should be coming out of their summer doldrums…
Read MoreFor Seeding Success, Pay Attention to “Other Crop” on the Seed Label
Fall planting time is close at hand, so it’s time to talk about grass seed. Many people have the idea that all grass seed is basically the same. Big mistake!…
Read MoreTurfgrass: Too Wet to Mow the Lawn, Thatch Control in Warm-Season Lawns, Time to Fertilize Warm-Season Grass
Too Wet to Mow the Lawn What do you do when the lawn can’t be cut because of constant rain? The best thing to do is to set your mower…
Read MoreFertilize Irrigated Cool-Season Grass in May
May is an excellent time to fertilize cool-season lawns such as tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass if they will be irrigated throughout the summer. Non-irrigated lawns often go through a…
Read MoreApril Gardening Calendar
Category Week Activity 1 2 3 4 Ornamentals x x x x Study your landscape for gaps that could be nicely filled with bulbs. Mark these spots carefully…
Read MoreMarch Gardening Calendar
Category Week Activity 1 2 3 4 Houseplants x x x x Two handsome houseplants that provide fragrant blossoms indoors this month are the Confederate jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)…
Read MoreOctober Gardening Calendar
Now that we are into cooler months and the gardening activities are slowing down I am going to to the calendar month by month. Will resume week by week next…
Read MoreSeptember Gardening Calendar Week 4
Ornamentals Continue planting evergreens now. Except tulips, spring bulbs may be planted as soon as they are available. Tulips should be kept in a cool, dark place and planted in…
Read MoreSeptember Gardening Calendar Week 3
Ornamentals Continue planting evergreens now. Cuttings of annuals can be taken now to provide vigorous plants for overwintering. Herbs such as parsley, rosemary, chives, thyme and marjoram can be dug…
Read MoreSeptember Gardening Calendar Week 2
Ornamentals Continue planting evergreens now. Cuttings of annuals can be taken now to provide vigorous plants for overwintering. Herbs such as parsley, rosemary, chives, thyme and marjoram can be dug…
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