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Dog Urine Damage on Your Lawn

Dog Urine Damage on Your Lawn

How to Prevent & Treat It

Dog owners know all too well that their pups love to pee. When outside, they leave their mark on just about anything and everything, especially if it smells like another dog. If you have a dog, then you probably also have dog urine damage on your lawn. These brown spots are left by nitrogen-rich urine. While a small amount shouldn't hurt your lawn, the amount collected over time can do some damage. If your dog has a certain spot to make daily deposits, these are most likely where you'll start to see the grass turn brown. Read more

How to Prevent Crabgrass

How to Prevent Crabgrass

Ways to Kill the Weed & Save Your Lawn

Crabgrass is an annual weed (it should only last one year), but it acts like a perennial (it comes back every year). Its indeterminate growth pattern makes getting rid of crabgrass difficult because it keeps growing all season, spring through fall. Mowing won’t slow or stop it. It keeps producing seeds until you or the cold weather kills it. However, the seeds it produces won't germinate till the following season. So, the longer you wait to kill crabgrass, the bigger your problem will be next year. If you don't take preventative steps during the growing season, spend the winter planning for an early attack. Read more

Leaf Spot Disease

Leaf Spot Disease

Identification and Treatment

Leaf spot disease occurs on a wide range of native and ornamental trees and shrubs. Many leaf spot diseases are similar and can be treated in the same way. Like other forms of plant disease, leaf spot disease weakens trees and shrubs. The spots interrupt photosynthesis, which affects a plant's energy, growth, and defenses. Read more

How to Kill Weeds with Herbicides

How to Kill Weeds with Herbicides

What You Need to Know to Stay Safe

What's one thing any gardener can grow without even trying? Weeds. Controlling and killing weeds with herbicides is one way to gain back your garden. Since herbicides contain chemicals that could be harmful, great care and consideration should be taken with their use. Read more

Cut Like a Pro: The Best Lawn Mowing Patterns

Cut Like a Pro

The Best Lawn Mowing Patterns

If you have to cut the grass, why not have some fun by creating one of the best lawn mowing patterns. Following the patterns described are not only efficient, but it will make your lawn look great too. Read more

Mowing is a necessary part of maintaining a healthy, attractive lawn. It trims away the older tips of grass blades, promotes a deep root system, and helps prevent lawn disease. Here are some grass cutting tips to remember this growing season. Read more