Pesticide Update

Some people will be dis-hearten to find out that there are really no new options when it comes to weed or insect control this year. The new weed control products pretty much kill the top of the weed and if you kill the top enough times you kill the root. I find it funny how [...]

Compost and Compost Tea

You might be asking yourself how compost would be considered an alternative lawn care method considering  that lawn care companies make use of a top dress application.  When I say using compost I mean that is all you use, you put down an application in the Spring and the Fall and use no other fertilizers at all. Two [...]

Forgotten Benefits of Turfgrass

Turf grass and home lawns have been demonized by different groups that feel they are a unnecessary blight on the landscape that there use of resources to maintain turf is a complete waste of time and money. I think the one thing that has been missed through this whole process are the benefits of turf. Turf grass [...]

Where Do You Begin?

Cheap Free Organic Matter Soil tests provides so much information the question is where do you begin in using this information. The goal is to take this information and create a balanced soil for the plants to grow. You might be surprised but I do not look at the lab recommendations. Organic matter is the [...]

Soil Tests are the Key

Soil tests are the key to developing and managing turf in a more sustainable way as the industry moves forward. A healthy soil improves the conditions for the soil organisms  and this translates into better growing conditions for the plants. If you considered weeds to be an  indicator on the condition of the soil then doing a soil test first [...]