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Learn from the experts at Grasshopper about the common lawn diseases in Pennsylvania!
Remember when the only person using a manual push mower was either your grandfather or that young kid down the block who would cut your yard for a couple of bucks. Times are different now and the trend towards a more eco friendly lifestyle has brought the manual push mower, or “reel” mower, back into fashion.
Every spring it is the same old story: make the garden look like something and get that green thumb look. Garden services from a local company may not be as expensive as you think to accomplish this, and it may just lead to a fair amount of relief from anxiety to those who are a little more video game thumbed than green thumbed.
Sometimes it can feel like fighting a losing battle trying to keep your garden free of weeds. No sooner have you cleared a patch of dandelions away than they crop up somewhere else. It’s also especially difficult if you want to try and get rid of weeds without having to resort to any harmful chemicals or herbicides.
A person can spend a great deal of time mowing their lawn. Although some find it enjoyable, there are many who would much rather spend that time with family or on other, more important tasks.
Lawn lovers and home owners, spring is a great time to get outside and enjoy the outdoor life and revitalize your lawn. After a long hard winter, your lawn may desires all the help it can get. Below are 4 lawn care tips you can use to spruce up your lawn in this spring!
Now that we find ourselves in the middle of summer, it’s likely that you and your family are going to be spending more and more time in your garden. Unfortunately, you won’t be the only things looking to spend time there; in the hotter months particularly, you can find yourself joined by a host of irritating insects including fleas, ticks and mosquitoes.
Most people love to see trees and plants. Trees give off an aura of serene and beautiful community. Where trees abound, shade, fresh and cool air follows, fresh fruits even are abundant. Trees are essential for our survival and therefore, we must protect and conserve trees by properly taking care of them.
Lawn grubs, also known as curl grubs, are white-C-shaped grub with a brown or black head. They are the larvae of various lawn beetles and live beneath the soil surface. Commonly referred to as white curl grubs, they feed on the roots of the grass and can destroy your entire lawn within a few weeks.
A riding lawn mower is a big investment, and should be protected. For many, the winter months mean putting mowers away and not giving them another thought until the spring season comes around. Before putting a rider into storage, though, take a few simple steps to help maintain it over the winter.
Now that we are preparing to say goodbye to summer and leap headlong into fall, there is probably one part of summer none of us are going to miss, and that’s the pests! Many of us this summer have been plagued by unwanted guests like fleas and mosquitos.
Have you ever thought of aerating your lawn, or what that even means for that matter? If not, then you’re missing out on a vital part of effective lawn care. Annual lawn aeration helps you easily maintain a healthy and beautiful lawn year round.
The answer is not much. Liquid fertilizer has been called the red-headed stepchild in years past, but the truth is that it doesn’t stray very far from granular products. You want the best for your lawn, right? Of course you do. So read on to separate the facts from those nasty little rumors about lawn fertilizer.
Clearing the dead leaves on your lawn may well be something that falls into this category for you, especially since, during fall and winter, it seems no sooner have you cleared the leaves that a whole new batch falls, making it seem a never ending battle.
Does your yard seem to have a lot of mosquitoes? Are you getting bit? If so, you probably have some stagnant or standing water sources nearby that is attracting mosquitoes to your yard.
