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Is It Too Late To Aerate your lawn in Emmaus, PA?
Published on Thursday, October 15, 2020
Learn the best time aerate and overseed your lawn in the Lehigh Valley area.
Aerating your lawn is one of the best services you can do for your lawn in the fall. It helps perforate the thick thatch layer that has built up, and it gives your lawn some room to breathe and take in more moisture and nutrients. Overseeding after aeration will also result in a hardier, thicker lawn. Fall is absolutely the best time to aerate and overseed, but is it too late?
Learn if October is too late to...
If I Have Moles, Does That Mean Grubs Too?
Published on Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Learn More About Moles and Grubs Lawn Pest Prevention Treatments in Allentown, Bethlehem, & Emmaus, PA
Have you noticed mole damage in your lawn? Your well-meaning neighbors and friends may warn you that having moles means you have grubs as well. It's a common misconception that grub infestations and tunneling rodents go hand in hand.
Moles feast on all kinds of delicious underground delicacies. They aren't limited to dining on grubs, but in the...
Choosing the Right Seed for a Brand New Lawn
Published on Wednesday, September 09, 2020
Choosing to overseed is a great choice for any brand new lawn, but there are many ways that this can be messed up if the right procedures and products are not used. Picking the correct type of grass seed is one of the most important parts of this process.
Learn why you need to choose the right kind of grass seed for brand new lawns and how other factors can affect the lawn in Bethlehem, Allentown, Emmaus, and other areas of Pennsylvania.
Creating a brand-new lawn...
How to Identify & Fix Lawn Grub Damage in Pennsylvania
Published on Wednesday, September 02, 2020
When you have carefully cultivated a beautiful, green lawn, it is naturally a disconcerting feeling to find brown patches showing up throughout the lawn. Those brown patches can be caused by lawn disease or insects, but if you see them showing up at the end of August, September, or October, then the damage is most likely caused by white grubs.
Learn how our professional lawn care crews identify and fix grub damage in Allentown, Bethlehem, Emmaus, and the nearby cities in ...
How Aeration & Overseeding Make Your Lawn Thicker in Fall
Published on Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Fall aeration and overseeding creates healthier, thicker lawns in Allentown, Bethlehem, and surrounding Pennsylvania cities
After a long year of wear and tear on the yard, come fall your lawn might start to look worn out with thin patches, bare spots, and more weeds. That’s where fall aeration and overseeding comes in.
Overseeding involves laying down grass seed where there is already grass, and core aeration is part of that service. The result is a transformed lawn by...
Does Fertilizer Wash Away In Heavy Rain?
Published on Friday, August 14, 2020
Keeping your grass happy throughout the growing season requires routine fertilizer treatments, as they provide nutrients that your lawn and soil need to thrive. A lawn care program is an investment, so it makes sense that you may be concerned about your recent treatment washing away in a heavy rainstorm.
The answer to whether or not it will wash away is not always an easy one to answer. Learn more about fertilizer treatments and how rainfall can potentially affect them on your residential,...
Lawn Watering Guide for the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania
Published on Monday, July 27, 2020
When you spend a lot of time outside in the summer heat, you need water to combat dehydration--humans are made up of water, and so is your grass. Your grass is outside all day long in the heat and needs water, too. Your grass is made up of 85 percent water, so if it does not get enough moisture, it will suffer. Watering your lawn properly is essential to its health, color, and happiness. Improper watering can weaken the lawn and cause all sorts of future problems for your grass.
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Wet & Slimy or Fluffy White Fungus on Your Lawn is Probably Pythium Blight
Published on Monday, July 13, 2020
During summer, if you happen to walk outside to see wet, slimy, or fluffy white fungus on your grass, then your lawn has more than likely been attacked by a disease called Pythium blight.
This disease creeps up in the summer under the right conditions. Learn more about Pythium blight and how you can fight it off in areas such as Bethlehem, Allentown, Emmaus, and surrounding areas of Pennsylvania.
Why Your Lawn May Have Gotten Pythium Blight
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5 Tips for the Best Lawn on the Block
Published on Wednesday, July 08, 2020
Do you want a lawn that you can walk on barefoot, or that your neighbors will all envy? In order to make that happen, there are some lawn care tasks you will need to routinely do. For lawns in Allentown, Emmaus, Bethlehem, and surrounding areas of Pennsylvania, here are five tips to cultivate the best lawn on the block.
1. Aerate and overseed in the fall.
The most important thing you can do for your lawn is to aerate and overseed it in the fall. Core aeration...
Want More Yellow Nutsedge? Just Pull It!
Published on Wednesday, July 01, 2020
When unsightly yellow nutsedge invades your lawn, your first instinct might be to try and pull it out just like any other weed--but that is probably the worst thing you can do for your lawn. Never try to pull yellow nutsedge unless you want a yard that is completely full of it. If you are not sure if your lawn has yellow nutsedge, check out more information about the invasive plant here.
Learn why you should never pull nutsedge out of the ground in areas such as Bethlehem,...
