Have you ever witnessed a springtime massacre? We’re not talking about a horror movie scene, but something far more common – the ruthless scalping of lawns across neighborhoods. Armed with roaring mowers set to the lowest…
Is your St. Augustine grass looking less than lush these days? You’re not alone. Many homeowners find themselves puzzled by the declining health of their lawns, unaware that the culprit might be lurking right beneath their…
Ever wondered how to achieve a lush, vibrant lawn that turns heads and makes neighbors green with envy? You’re in the right place! Hydroseeding, a cost-effective and efficient method, has gained popularity among homeowners and lawn…
Soil erosion is a pressing challenge that threatens our environment, agriculture, and natural resources. As the earth’s protective skin, soil plays a pivotal role in biodiversity, water quality, and human health. Factors like deforestation, extreme weather…
If you want to fully capitalize on a plant’s natural reproduction instincts, consider propagating some of the trees, shrubs, and climbers in your garden to generate new plants. Not only is this an extremely rewarding exercise,…
When discussing compost vs fertilizer it can be confusing as fertilizer is an amendment that provides soil food in the form of nutrients and salts. Compost is therefore a natural fertilizer. The confusion stems from the…
Bread is a staple food item that many of us eat on a daily basis. But you often find that leftover bread can go stale very quickly. Composting is always a good environmentally friendly way of…
In simplest terms, high fiber composting involves the combining of fruit and vegetable peelings with shredded cardboard and paper in a container like a bucket or a box. Nature then takes over utilizing the carbon and…
There are many benefits to aerating your lawn and it is indeed often essential if you want to maintain a fantastic healthy looking beautiful lawn year after year. Aeration should in fact form part of the…
The idea of using fake grass as a playground surface may not necessarily be an obvious one but there are a considerable number of reasons why you should seriously consider it as an option and could…
If you have a lawn and have a good annual lawn care schedule in place it will probably involve overseeding. The chances are that you will overbuy the quantity of seeds that you require and you…
When overseeding a lawn, two of the most popular methods are using compost or topsoil. Which is better for overseeding? The answer is usually compost although a lot will depend on individual circumstances. Overseeding is usually…
We all aim to have a beautiful green grass lawn and most gardeners know that a proper lawn care program that includes fertilizing is the best way to achieve this. However, there are times of the…
If you want to make your lawn a deeper, richer shade of green then adding iron to your soil is the best way of achieving this. One of the reasons that the greens of your lawn…
When do you add fertilizer to new grass and which fertilizer do you choose are two important factors in determining how well your new grass thrives. The timing of additional fertilizer applications, that are required to…
