CAUTION: STAY OFF LAWN FOR 2 HOURS. After application is completed it is best to keep people and dogs off the lawn for 2-3 hours. This will allow more than enough time for the weed control products to dry. • After the application is completed please delay mowing for 24-48 hours. • If you have irrigation please delay watering after application for at least 3-4 hours to allow the weed control to fully dry. • WATER IN ALL GRANULAR APPLICATONS THAT NIGHT OR THE FOLLOWING MORING. This will ensure the product is getting to the plant. • If you do not have irrigation we will rely on mother nature. If you have the time and ability to drag a hose and sprinklers to water in the application, this will enhance your results. • Guidelines for keeping lawns healthy WATERING/MOWING • FROM MAY 1ST -SEPTEMBER 1ST KEEP MOWING HEIGHTS AT 3.5-4.5 INCHES • The first cut of the season and last cut of the season you want to be shorter than usual, around 2-2.5 inches. From there gradually go up in height until you reach the 3.5-4 inch mark. • Mowing below this height during the months of May through September will negatively affect your cool season lawn. This will only make your roots shorter, make your lawn more susceptible to weed seeds germinating, disease, insect damage, drought stress and basically all and any turf damage. • DO NOT cut more than 1/3 of the plant off in one mowing. • DO NOT mow in the peak of the heat as it will stress the lawn, mow in the morning or night when the day temps are above 80 • DO NOT mow when frost is present on the grass. • Keep mower blades sharp. Ideally every month you should clean the deck and sharpen the blades. • Make sure mower is not leaking any oil, gas or hydro fluid. • Do not leave large clumps of grass clippings on lawn as it will smother/ suffocate the plant leading to dead spots and weeds! • To avoid clumps mow when there is not moisture on the blades of the grass • Alternate your mowing pattern/direction weekly. Mowing in the same direction weekly will cause your lawn to lay over and not actually get cut. This leads to all sorts of issues. You will also create tire ruts sunk into the lawn that will be very hard to get out. • Do not leave excess leaf cover on your lawn in the fall it will smother and suffocate the lawn. You can mulch the leaves up if you desire to. • Gauge the rain with your irrigation inputs. The turf needs 1-1.5 inches of water a week. Think about it when we get a torrential down pour of 3 inches in 1 night. You will not have to water for at least 7 days after an event like that. • The turf needs 1-1.5 inches of water a week. Usually, 1/2 inch of water two times a week is adequate to supply this amount. Watering must take place early in the morning, starting around 4:00 am. • Avoid light, frequent irrigation unless you have just seeded an area. Light frequent irrigation encourages shallow turfgrasses rooting and annual weed invasion. • MOW HIGH!!! Keep the mower set to 3-4 inches • In the peak of the summer when it is hot and dry, if you want to keep your color, do not continue to mow every week. Skip mowing for a few weeks or just stay off your lawn with the mower until it rains and perks back up. Also, during a time like this raise the mower height as high as it goes • Moles in yard does not mean you have grubs! This is an ubran legend that has been de bunked many times. Moles main source of food is earth worms. Earth worms are a sign of very healthy soil and legally you cannot kill the earth worms. There are various methods to kill moles and I can give advice if needed. • Mushrooms are an indication that soil building is going on in your lawn. This is a good thing! If mushrooms in your lawn offend you, remove them with a rake and throw them into the compost pile or just mow over them. • Seeding in the spring never hinders the best results. Sometimes it is un avoidable. Majority of the time spring seeding efforts result in a lot of watering and minimal results, as well as almost guaranteed to get CRAB GRASS as it germinates much early than you think. I try my best to do all seeding work in early fall. • You play a large role in this process of having healthy grass!! I tell everyone the results rely 1/3 on me 1/3 on the home owner and 1/3 on mother natures inputs! • I AM ONLY AS GOOD AS MOTHER NATURE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IRRAGATION. • In the event of a drought, do not over think things or jump to the worst-case scenario. Majority of the time when cool season grasses go dormant from heat and drought stress it all recovers and comes out of dormancy in September following cooler weather and rainfall. • MOW HIGH!!! Keep the mower set to 3-4 inches • Please read this list before reaching out with questions as it may answer them! As always if you need a more in-depth breakdown feel free to reach out! I am an open book and am more than happy to share my knowledge of turf/ plant/ soil sciences with you.
CAUTION: STAY OFF LAWN FOR 2 HOURS. After application is completed it is best to keep people and dogs off the lawn for 2-3 hours. This will allow more than enough time for the weed control products to dry. • After the application is completed please delay mowing for 24-48 hours. • If you have irrigation please delay watering after application for at least 3-4 hours to allow the weed control to fully dry. • WATER IN ALL GRANULAR APPLICATONS THAT NIGHT OR THE FOLLOWING MORING. This will ensure the product is getting to the plant. • If you do not have irrigation we will rely on mother nature. If you have the time and ability to drag a hose and sprinklers to water in the application, this will enhance your results. • Guidelines for keeping lawns healthy WATERING/MOWING • FROM MAY 1ST -SEPTEMBER 1ST KEEP MOWING HEIGHTS AT 3.5-4.5 INCHES • The first cut of the season and last cut of the season you want to be shorter than usual, around 2-2.5 inches. From there gradually go up in height until you reach the 3.5-4 inch mark. • Mowing below this height during the months of May through September will negatively affect your cool season lawn. This will only make your roots shorter, make your lawn more susceptible to weed seeds germinating, disease, insect damage, drought stress and basically all and any turf damage. • DO NOT cut more than 1/3 of the plant off in one mowing. • DO NOT mow in the peak of the heat as it will stress the lawn, mow in the morning or night when the day temps are above 80 • DO NOT mow when frost is present on the grass. • Keep mower blades sharp. Ideally every month you should clean the deck and sharpen the blades. • Make sure mower is not leaking any oil, gas or hydro fluid. • Do not leave large clumps of grass clippings on lawn as it will smother/ suffocate the plant leading to dead spots and weeds! • To avoid clumps mow when there is not moisture on the blades of the grass • Alternate your mowing pattern/direction weekly. Mowing in the same direction weekly will cause your lawn to lay over and not actually get cut. This leads to all sorts of issues. You will also create tire ruts sunk into the lawn that will be very hard to get out. • Do not leave excess leaf cover on your lawn in the fall it will smother and suffocate the lawn. You can mulch the leaves up if you desire to. • Gauge the rain with your irrigation inputs. The turf needs 1-1.5 inches of water a week. Think about it when we get a torrential down pour of 3 inches in 1 night. You will not have to water for at least 7 days after an event like that. • The turf needs 1-1.5 inches of water a week. Usually, 1/2 inch of water two times a week is adequate to supply this amount. Watering must take place early in the morning, starting around 4:00 am. • Avoid light, frequent irrigation unless you have just seeded an area. Light frequent irrigation encourages shallow turfgrasses rooting and annual weed invasion. • MOW HIGH!!! Keep the mower set to 3-4 inches • In the peak of the summer when it is hot and dry, if you want to keep your color, do not continue to mow every week. Skip mowing for a few weeks or just stay off your lawn with the mower until it rains and perks back up. Also, during a time like this raise the mower height as high as it goes • Moles in yard does not mean you have grubs! This is an ubran legend that has been de bunked many times. Moles main source of food is earth worms. Earth worms are a sign of very healthy soil and legally you cannot kill the earth worms. There are various methods to kill moles and I can give advice if needed. • Mushrooms are an indication that soil building is going on in your lawn. This is a good thing! If mushrooms in your lawn offend you, remove them with a rake and throw them into the compost pile or just mow over them. • Seeding in the spring never hinders the best results. Sometimes it is un avoidable. Majority of the time spring seeding efforts result in a lot of watering and minimal results, as well as almost guaranteed to get CRAB GRASS as it germinates much early than you think. I try my best to do all seeding work in early fall. • You play a large role in this process of having healthy grass!! I tell everyone the results rely 1/3 on me 1/3 on the home owner and 1/3 on mother natures inputs! • I AM ONLY AS GOOD AS MOTHER NATURE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IRRAGATION. • In the event of a drought, do not over think things or jump to the worst-case scenario. Majority of the time when cool season grasses go dormant from heat and drought stress it all recovers and comes out of dormancy in September following cooler weather and rainfall. • MOW HIGH!!! Keep the mower set to 3-4 inches • Please read this list before reaching out with questions as it may answer them! As always if you need a more in-depth breakdown feel free to reach out! I am an open book and am more than happy to share my knowledge of turf/ plant/ soil sciences with you.