We received this e-mail form Michigan State University Extension and would like to share it with our customers at Master Gardener Lawn Care LLC. Common suspects involved in winter landscape damage Identify these pesky, winter, landscape pests by the location of the...
The Most Powerful Tool for a Remarkable Lawn!
Before I tell you about the most powerful tool in lawn care, the tool that will get you to a remarkable showcase lawn, let's talk about fertilizer. When you purchase fertilizer, whether it is for your lawn, trees or scrubs, you will notice three numbers on the bag. ...
Preemergence Herbicide Applications for Crabgrass Control
Preemergence Herbicide Applications for Crabgrass Control I would like to share this article written by our friend Kevin Frank from Michigan State University. Spring has been very slow to arrive, but models indicate many areas of central and southern Michigan may soon...
FREE LAWN ANALYSIS
While performing several free lawn analysis today, I noticed some SNOW MOLD in Shelby and Clinton Townships. It is nowhere as invasive as in the past and I was a little surprise to see any at all this year. Normally we see snow mold only after the snow has...
European Crane Fly
Controlling European Crane Fly in lawns in Macomb, Oakland and Berrien County Michigan. We have never, in our 21 years of caring for turf in Berrien, Macomb and Oakland Counties, seen an insect as destructive as the European Crane Fly. The damage to lawns this Spring...
Freeze Injury on Turf www.mastergardenerlawncare.com
Freeze injury on turf Yes, your lawn can freeze. Recent low nighttime temperatures below 30°F have resulted in freeze injury on turf. Published April 11, 2012 Kevin Frank, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences The recent cold...