Renovation of lawn involves killing existing turf and replacing it with new grass without tilling or changing the grade that is normally done during the organizing a new lawn. The reason to renovate lawn when disease or insects frequently attack the species or variety has caused the lawn to thin out, the landscape has become increasingly shady over...
The process of raking is also called as detaching. A thatch is the icky brown stuff that builds up from the dead crowns and the stems of the grass plants. The upper portion of the grass always remains greener but with a careful look at the base of the plants one can get to know about the fact and see that the this part is brown and dry looking. Gen...
In home lawns, crabgrass is a primary problem. It is tenacious weed. It can be classified into large crabgrass, smooth crabgrass and southern crabgrass. Crab grass is a warm-season, yearly grass. It doesn’t matter how much crabgrass plants appeared the previous year as they all perish. New grass reappears only from developing seeds. Crabgrass start...
There are several reasons not to cut grass too short. Grass grows from the crown, not the blade tips. This feature makes grass ideal for lawns because they keep on growing despite the regular mowing off of their upper stem, leaf cover and blades. So it important not to damage grass crowns by unplanned scalping with the mower. By keeping grass on th...
Proper winter storage and maintenance means great summer performance of lawn equipments. As the cold weather blows in, encourage proper care of outdoor power equipment during all seasons. Proper maintenance now results in less downtime in the spring and when the equipment is most needed. Furthermore, not only will proper maintenance extend th...