Now’s the time for you to buy a garden tractor to help you with your large property’s springtime chores. Do you know which garden tractor to buy? Do you know the difference between a garden tractor and a lawn tractor? No? Then, you want to read this post that will cover Garden tractor vs. lawn […]
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Feb
Feb
Longer days, brighter sunshine, and robins dancing in your yard means spring is around the corner. And that means it’s time to wake up your slumbering lawn for the growing season. In this blog post, you’ll learn four parts on how to get your cool season lawn ready for spring: Tips for getting your cool […]
14
Feb
Feb
The weather is warming up if you live in the southern part of the United States. And that means it’s time to get your warm-season lawn ready for spring. In this post, you’ll learn how to get your lawn spring-ready with these tasks: Giving your yard a spring cleanup Planting cool season grass in spring […]
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Jan
Jan
While your cool season lawn may be asleep under a layer of snow, it’s not too early to start thinking about lawn care. Each month, including December through January, provides many opportunities to do something related to lawn care. A Quick Review of Growing Grass in the Transition Zone Before getting to the month-by-month calendar, […]
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Jan
Jan
Get ready for spring by using a month-by-month lawn care schedule for warm season grasses. Before you start, though, you need to understand a bit about the climate that you live in and what type of grass grows in your yard. Two Types of Lawn Grasses and Three Types of Growing Regions There are two […]
10
Jan
Jan
Wintertime—it’s a great time to stay cozy indoors. Yet, you need to go to work or shuttle the kids around with sports and school activities but, many people do not know how to remove snow and ice from their driveway. The last storm left a couple of inches on your driveway. And there’s ice underneath […]
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Nov
Nov
Many folks start a hobby farm for a variety of reasons. Hobby farmers grew up on farms, they want to be self-sufficient, they love animals, and they want to save money at the grocery store. Hobby farming is a farm that is up to 50 acres, but it isn’t your sole source of income like […]
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Nov
Nov
First Things First: What is a Dethatcher? Simply put, a dethatcher is a device that effectively removes thatch from your lawn. A dethatcher can be as simple as a rake, towed behind your tractor, or even motorized for commercial jobs. A dethatcher uses metal blades or tines to comb across the grass and pull thatch […]
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How to Make Compost at Home (Using Kitchen Scraps and Other Natural Waste!)
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Oct
Oct
Recent research shows that food scraps and yard waste make up 30% of the trash we throw away. The EPA says that this excess waste, which can be used to feed the soil in your flowerbeds, vegetable gardens, and lawn, take up more space at landfills and contribute to methane production. You can make organic […]
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Oct
Oct
Are you planning to add fall bulbs to your flowerbeds, landscapes, and along your borders? Then you need to have a plan of where you’re planting them as well as how they’ll fit in with your overall landscape design. Fall bulbs do well when planted in soil that’s between 40° – 50°F or six weeks […]