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Pre-emergent time in TN! 1st Application
Pre-emergent herbicides are applied to prevent the germination of grassy weeds like crabgrass,goosegrass,and annual bluegrass. They need to be applied prior to the germination of grassy weeds in order to control them. They do not actually stop the seeds from germinating, they prevent weed grasses by killing the root that the newly germinating seed tries […]
FallSeeding
We normally try to complete all fall seeding by Halloween each year. This year, it has rained so much, that we will not finish until early November. Seed will germinate each year through the entire month of November and into early December. The downside to late seed germination is that the soil temps are colder […]
Brown Patch update Homeowner Fungicide Granulars
There is a new granular fungicide for homeowners that works almost as good as Heritage Granular, but costs a little less. It is call Disarm G. It is in the same fungicide family as Heritage G. (Strobulins). Great fungicide, but it still ain’t cheap!!!!!!! Check Dickens Supply or Sigma Organics for this product.
NUTSEDGE IS A BUMMER!
Yellow Nutsedge – A warm season perennial plant that looks like yellow grass, but is actually a sedge. It emerges in poorly drained areas or areas that irrigate too frequently!!! Light frequent irrigation makes nutsedge problems 90% worse than deep, infrequent irrigation!! If you get several thunderstorms during May, nutsedge is inevitable. Since it is […]
Johnsongrass and Dallisgrass Control (or not)
These weeds are mostly mistaken for crabgrass. They look like crabgrass on steroids. They are in fact quite different than crabgrass! They both are warm season perennials and crabgrass is a summer annual. This means crabgrass dies every fall after the first frost. Johnsongrass and Dallisgrass do not die after the first frost, however, […]
Got “Brown Patch” ???
“Brown Patch” fungus is the number one fungus problem on cool season lawns in TN!!!!!!!!! Causes: Heat + Humidity+Moist leaves. It is very similar to athletes foot on grass! It generally begins about late May and can be active thru late August. It requires 60 degree nights to remain active. Right now, in early […]
GOT MOLES???????????
Moles are going crazy in 2009. The theory is a wet spring has caused a large survival of spring litters. How to get rid of them?? Call Keith Burgess 496-7004. His company is Affordable Wildlife Services. It is a flat fee service for a given amount of time. You choose how long you want […]