Have you ever gotten these two services confused? While they offer many similar benefits to a lawn, there are a few key differences between Core Aeration and dethatching a lawn.
In this article, we’ll delve into the differences between lawn aeration and lawn dethatching, their benefits and when to use each method.
Topics: Lawn Tips
Is your lawn looking a little patchy and bare? Is it the beginning of Spring and you are beginning to focus on your lawn again? Seeding is often thought of as a Spring service but we are going to explain why most professional lawn care companies do not perform spring seedings.
Weeds can be a year-round problem. Certain weeds are more prevalent in certain seasons and, therefore, require different approaches. For this reason, there is a place for both pre-emergent and post emergent strategies in the lawn care industry.
Do you have a lawn care company? Are you preparing for an overseeding job, slice seeding or lawn aeration? Do you have an electric dog fence or an automatic underground irrigation system? If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to these questions, this article is for you.
Flagging your irrigation or electric dog fences can save you a lot of money and trouble in the long run by preventing damage to them.
Aeration tines can go as deep as 3 inches into the ground. We want to make sure these obstacles are marked so they are not damaged by equipment. If a lawn company does not know they are there, there's a good chance their equipment will accidentally damage your system.
Also known as pasture grass, orchard grass arrived in North America in the 1700's and was used on farms for hay and feed. If you live in an old farming community, there's a good chance that many lawns in your neighborhood have orchard grass.
It can be confusing when you see a bag of fertilizer with all sorts of numbers and letters and instructions on it, right?
Many people are familiar with your typical NPK fertilizer macronutrients - Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, but there are other common industry micronutrients and supplements that you might not be as familiar with.
Humic acid or fulvic acid, iron and lime are 3 typical fertilizer add-ons that can take your lawn care program to the next level. We'll break these three supplements down for you.
Here at Green Meadow we do a lot of Triple Core Aeration & Seeding and Dormant Seeding. Sometimes, however, a different kind of seeding might be the best fit for a customer...that’s when we recommend Slice Seeding.
How do we decide which service to go with?
Generally, if the lawn is 30% or more thick/dense/present we recommend Triple Core Aeration and Seed. If your lawn is made up of less than 30% desirable grasses, we like to go with Slice Seeding. For the best results with Slice Seeding, we core aerate first.
While Slice Seeding often comes at a higher price tag than Aerate and Seeding, there's a reason for it and we’ll explain why.
Chinch Bugs are a surface insect that thrive in dry weather. These small bugs can do a lot of damage in a short amount of time due to their high reproductive rate. Female Chinch Bugs will lay about 200 eggs!
They live in the thatch layer of a lawn. They feed on the crown of a grass plant - right where your grass meets the soil. When they feed on grass, they release enzymes that continue to damage the plant even after they are done feasting. These bugs are tiny but can do a lot of damage!
The disease triangle in lawn care consists of the 3 factors (susceptible host, pathogen spores, environment) that are needed to be present for a lawn disease to exist. If one is missing, a lawn disease will not be present.
We have had a ton of rain in the Northeast this July and we are seeing a LOT of disease issues this year because of it.
Pythium Blight is one in particular that we are seeing a lot of this summer. There are many different strategies for treating Pythium. The one that we’d like to dive into a bit more today is using Phosphites.
A lot of people when they hear Phosphite, think Phosphate. These are not to be confused. Phosphate fertilizers have become banned in lawn care use in CT. Phosphorus is a naturally occurring and essential nutrient for plants but increased levels of these nutrients can jeopardize water quality in its run-off.