http://www.homelawnblog.com Lawn tips, personal thoughts, and maintenance shenanigans Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:47:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it comes to lawn care and making sure that your grass looks picture perfect, there are several different things you, as the homeowner, need to do. Taking a lawnmower over your grass every couple of weeks is simply not enough if you want your grass to have that lush, ... http://www.homelawnblog.com/summer-mowing-tips/ Starting a lawn care business is not that difficult. Just look at how many young teenagers are running around with a trailer and some pretty nice equipment. It's not rocket science, but you do need to have some direction. Choosing the right direction takes some knowledge and that is what ... http://www.homelawnblog.com/start-lawn-care-business/ Crabgrass preventer or preemergent should be applied in late winter or early spring before the crabgrass emerges. There use to be easy postemergent solutions that killed crabgrass pretty easily, but due to some EPA guidelines, these are no longer available for residential use. Therefore the best chemical method of getting ... http://www.homelawnblog.com/apply-crabgrass-preventer/ Most of the common types of fertilizer that you find in your local supply store are called “inorganic fertilizers”, or “mineral fertilizers”. This is because rather than including organic components that supply the nutrients that most plant life need, these fertilizers include things such as limestone, rock phosphate, iron, and ... http://www.homelawnblog.com/understanding-inorganic-fertilizers/ One of the best ways to improve your lawn is to get on a regular fertilizing schedule. Scotts lawn care products are my favorite of the bunch. It could just be their marketing campaign or they might just have the best products around. I just got through putting out some ... http://www.homelawnblog.com/spring-is-here-time-for-some-scotts/ Do you have trouble with animals, especially dogs, urinating on your lawn and causing brown/yellow spots? I live in a neighborhood that has great sidewalks and lots of people walk their dogs by my house. Not only do they pee on my lawn, they often poop and their owners don't ... http://www.homelawnblog.com/stop-dogs-from-peeing-on-your-grass/ I am realizing quickly from my own lawn that the longer I consistently do proper lawn care, the less work I have to do. For instance, this year I have only watered my lawn 3 times. Obviously, the large amount of rain helped me minimize water usage, but we did ... http://www.homelawnblog.com/save-time-on-lawn-care/ An automatic irrigation system is a real time saver for those not too interested in spending time caring for their lawn. It doesn't stop there, however. Even if you love spending time doing lawn care, an automatic sprinkler system will help you do it better. You can control when, where, ... http://www.homelawnblog.com/automatic-irrigation-systems/ We have had an insane amount of rain in the south this summer and it is really opening up the grass for disease. One extremely common disease that I got and I have seen it everywhere is gray leaf spot. It is not particularly fatal to your lawn, but you ... http://www.homelawnblog.com/gray-leaf-spot-on-st-augustine-grass/ Zoysia grass is quite possible one of the best grasses you could have on your lawn. It is very low maintenance and grows a thick, green turf that chokes out just about everything. There are several options for getting zoysia including seed, plugs, and sod. For more on: Zoysia Grass http://www.homelawnblog.com/zoysia-grass/