WATER, WATER, WATER!

So!  When we have nice days like today and tomorrow, drag out the hoses and give your lawn a good soaking.  We know it’s a lot of trouble, especially if you have stored your hoses for the winter.  But your lawn is literally dying for a drink, and your trees and shrubs are feeling the drought as well.  Without water, they may sustain damage when the temperatures plunge again.  Watering may be a pain in the butt, but you’ll be glad you did it!

A little reminder about weeds

 We have started our first application of the year which contains both pre-emergent weed control and post-emergent weed control.  The pre-emergent prevents certain weeds from germinating (like crabgrass) and the post-emergent gets rid of the weeds present in your lawn now (like henbit.) 

If you do have weeds present in your lawn now, please remember that although the weeds will die, they will remain in your lawn until the first time you mow.  It is too early to mow right now, so you will have to be patient.

Also, the weeds may just quit growing because they’re dead.  They will not turn brown in the winter the way they do in the hot summer sun, so you may think they aren’t dead, even though they are! 

With all that said, it’s not too early to think about spring!  Consider getting our Flowerbed Pre-Emergent Treatments to keep flowerbed weeding to a minimum!  Click here for a free estimate!