Typical Lawn Weeds and how to handle them

1. Bindweed, other common names include wild morning glory and creeping jenny. An extension root system makes them difficult to pull. Pain a low grade herbicide on the flower portions of the weed in august and September.
2. Broadleaf Plantain: This low growing perennial is marked by broad leaves with prominent veins. It has a habit of smothering grass blades. Herbicides work well against these troublesome weeds.
3. Crabgrass: This summer annual has wide blades and a light blue color with red-purplish stems. Keeping your lawn mowed high will help control these crabgrass herbicides made for this pest.
4. Dandelion: The perennial has yellow flowers and an extensive root system. Dandelions can appear anytime between March and November. Common herbicides should be applied to these lawn weeds during the fall months.

Safety Tips on use of Herbicides carefully

Always consult your local home and garden specialist before you apply any types of herbicide to your lawn, to make sure you are buying the proper product. And never mix herbicides together as this could have disastrous effects on your healthy grass.

Lawn Mowing Tips

Tip#1
Never forget lawn mowers can be dangerous! If you’ve been pushing around lawn mower for years now without incident, the idea of lawn mowing injury may seem far fetched. It’s not. Wear shoes, move rocks and sticks out of the way rather than mowing over them, and stay aware.

Tip#2
Mow when your lawn is dry. Ever wonder how that lawn fungus spread so quickly or how those grubs got from here to there before you knew it? Your lawn mower may be the culprit. While lawn mowing can spread fungus or insects even if your lawn is dry, its much more likely to happen when your lawn is wet. Schedule your lawn mowing sessions for the late afternoon or evening, when your lawn has had plenty of time to dry from morning dew or watering, and you can skip out on this problem.

Helping your lawn recover from winter
If you want to help your yard successfully recover from the damaging winter, these are some time saving and environmentally safe methods to help your lawn return to a lush state. Follow these tips and you will save lots of time and efforts as you begin to earn those “best yard on the block” awards again.

Tip #1
First cut is close When you mow your lawn for the first time after an extended winter, you should set the lawn mower blade down as close as possible. This will ensure that any damaged grass or leftover debris will be removed cleanly and you can start with a clean slate.

Tip#2
De-thatching If you have a name brand lawn mower with a de-thatching attachment, put it on for one good run around your property, not only will it open up the land for air, water and nutrients, but it will also save you considerable time in making.

Tip#3
Handle the bare spots If you have bare spots on your terrain, begin to correct them by over seeding the area affected with the correct type of grass seeding. Add just a little bit of fertilizers to make sure that the new seedlings take hold and begin to grow strong sprouts.

Tip#4
Mulch Mania Instead of bagging and tossing your clippings, begin a mulch pile that will provide your lawn with rich nutrients throughout the year. Set aside a place on your property to store your mulch pile and begin to add to it every week after you have cut your lawn.

Tip#5
Cut Higher As the temperature increases begin raising the level of your lawn mower. Although it will require more cutting, a higher level of grass will promote longer roots that need less watering means a healthier lawn throughout the year.

Maintenance Tips

Aerating is the process of punching holes (usually 3-4 inches deep) into your lawn to allow water, oxygen, fertilizers, and other nutrients to penetrate the soil and better reach the roots of your grass. Aerating is usually done by pushing hollow cylinders into the ground and forcing plugs of soil to the lawn surface. Spikes are also used for aerating, but are not usually as effective because spikes do not remove “plugs” from the ground, they do not create holes in the soil for expansion and in some cases weed prevention. Aerating can also help in breaking up the buildup of thatch in your lawn.