Lawns

The very first fall lawn care step starts in September when the nights cool off. We want to thicken up our turf for next spring and a fall sowing of grass seed will do exactly that. It doesn't matter …

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Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) are a curious plant in that humans have deliberately spread its cultivation around the world. You see, this plant has been historically considered one of the most …

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Chinch bugs (a lot of folks spell it as cinch bugs but they're wrong) are one of the more common of grass pests but luckily they aren't usually something that has to be controlled. Mother Nature does …

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Crabgrass is one of the most commonly named lawn weeds in North America and if you watch the ads in the spring for chemical lawns, you might think this grass and dandelions are the …

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The first steps in growing an organic lawn means understanding four simple techniques. Luckily, these are easily described and easily accomplished. Step one: make the lawn thick. Every fall, …

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Just about midsummer, we start to see moss on lawns and the plaintive cry goes up, "How do we stop it?" How do we create that moss free lawn? The first thing to understand is that moss is not …

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