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As a lawn care service professional from Nixa, Missouri, it is my goal to answer some of the most commonly asked customer questions about lawn care. |
DALE NAPIER
As a lawn care service professional from Nixa, Missouri, it is my goal to answer some of the most commonly asked customer questions about lawn care. |
A nice, green, healthy lawn is every homeowner's goal. Whether you're having a Sunday barbecue, a get-together, or relaxing around the fire pit in the evening with your family, its important that your lawn is healthy and you have that lovely "barefoot" lawn! Here are 5 tips to help you achieve it! Aeration! Aeration involves piercing the soil with small holes which allow air, water and nutrients to get to the grass roots. This helps the roots grow deeply and produce a stronger, more vigorous lawn. Aeration is done mainly to alleviate compact soil. Over-seeding! Overseeding newer turfgrass into an older lawn can help it better withstand insects, disease, drought. the best time to seed your lawn in Missouri is in the fall, from late August to mid-October with early September being the ideal time. During this time of year, the soil is warm, so grass seed germinates faster, and the cool temperatures favor the growth of cool-season grasses. Watering! Before 10 a.m. is the best time for your lawn to be watered. It's cooler and winds are calmer, so water can soak into the soil and be absorbed by the grass roots before it can evaporate. The later you water, the greater chance of disease becoming widespread in your lawn. Fertilizing! Your soil supplies some of the nutrients that turfgrass needs, but most soils are not able to provide all of them during the entire growing season. A healthy and actively growing lawn uses a great deal of energy. Fertilizer helps your lawn stay healthy by promoting new leaf and root growth. But while your grass is trying to grow, so are the weeds. If you spread a fertilizer which has a weed remover in it, it will provide the nutrients your lawn needs, and control weed growth as well. Weed Control!
Before you start any weed control program, you need to determine which of the three types of weeds you’re controlling. Each requires unique products and application methods. Some treatments are very time sensitive, while others can be done anytime during the growing season.
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Fall is almost here! And that means it's almost time to start setting up the perfect fall decor, and sprucing up our gardens to add to our autumn aesthetic! Here are 5 flowers that are guaranteed to get your garden turning heads this season... Mums Mums are one of the prettiest varieties of perennials that start blooming early in the autumn, and are known as the favorite flower for the month of November. Mums can come in festive shades of red, orange, yellow, peach, and white, as well as contrasting shades of pink. Because of their popularity, you can find these fall flowers in a wide variety of sizes. Look for dainty mini-mums in tiny 2-inch-wide pots (perfect for table decor) or giants that can grow a couple of feet across. And if paired with a few pumpkins, makes for the perfect fall decor! Croton Croton is an ideal autumn addition. It can be a houseplant in cold-weather regions, or a shrub in frost-free areas, it also grows well as an annual. With beautiful multi-colored leaves, It adds rich shades of red, orange, yellow, and purple to your home, and draws the eye like month to a flame. Witch Hazel Witch Hazel is an excellent fall-time addition to your garden! They are popular ornamental plants, grown for their clusters of rich yellow to orange-red flowers. Witch Hazel is an annual bloom, and usually peaks with its brightest colors between mid-October to mid-November. Not to mention, it smells lovely! Celosia Durable and easy to care for, celosia is a natural for fall because many varieties appear in the traditional color palette. Celosia provides bright yellow, warm orange, scarlet red, and deep burgundy purple accents. Plus, the flame-like plumes of bloom add fun texture to other fall flowers! Ornamental Kale
Ornamental kale was developed for their bright, vivid colors. It thrives in cool temperatures and requires very minimal care. If planted in early fall, it produces rich color throughout the season; and color will intensify with the first few touches of frost. Leaves range from pink and purple to green and white, and leaf shape can be ruffled, flat, or curly. Pair with a few decorative white gourds for a lovely contrast in your fall decor! |
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