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Make Your Landscape Less Appealing to Japanese Beetles
Here at EcoTurf we do not treat or deal with adult Japanese Beetles, we treat them at the grub stage, and also know it is important to talk about the entire insect and some creative ways to make your landscape less appealing to these little buggers. By having an...
Misunderstood Milkweed – A Critical Plant for Monarchs
Milkweed is the only food source for monarch caterpillars. Often considered a "weed" it does have beautiful scented flowers that bees adore too! We planted some in our butterfly/pollinator garden area and have enjoyed it. Monarchs are now on the endangered species...
Surprising Beneficial Insects In Landscapes
Praying Mantis are used as natural predators for damaging insects in gardens and landscapes. https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef418 Lacewing - the under appreciated beneficial insect, who eats aphids. https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef148 Dragonflies eat mosquitoes,...
Importance of Humates in Soil and Lawn Health
Humates offer so many benefits for soil and lawn health! They are an important building block in soils. Listed below are some of them. *Excellent source of concentrated organic matter for soils *Readily available source of carbon for microbes in the soil (feed them...
Cultural Practices : The Importance of Uniform Irrigation Coverage
irr-audit-tutorialDownload Let's talk irrigation. June, July and August are the testing grounds of uniform sprinkler coverage. It is easy to mistake whether an area is getting enough water during an irrigation cycle. But the grass will not lie! Dry, brown, and...
Weed of the Week : Windmill Grass
This grassy weed is definitely in the undesirable category. The blades of grass are course to touch and are a silvery lighter green than Fescues and Bluegrass types. It is a warm season grass and is usually found on South facing lawns and along edges because it...
Ideal Lawn Mower Height Recommendations
Did you know that the numbers on your lawn mower do not correlate one to one numbers to inches? A number 3 does not mean 3 inches. A lot of people are mowing way too short because they think their mower is at 3 inches for example! Here in Northern Colorado, a high...
Common Lawn Care Myths Debunked
Lawn Care Myth or Facts? There are many misperceptions about lawn care. We encounter them often and wanted to educate people on the most common myths/misperceptions. "We got rain this week so I don’t need to water my grass. " (MYTH) Often times our rain events do not...
Helpful Lawn Mower Maintenance Tips
Spring is a great time to get your lawn mower ready for mowing season! Time to dust off the mower and get it up and running properly for the year. Lawn mowers are often a neglected piece of equipment in households. Here are some helpful tips to keep your mower running...
Surprising Benefits of Grass in Residential Landscapes
We wanted to highlight some of the amazing benefits of having a lawn for you and the environment!
Cultural Practices : Thatch Buildup In Turf Grass
What is thatch? It is often a dense, brown, spongy, organic layer of both living and dead grass, roots, and stems accumulating above the soil surface in turf. When thatch exceeds more than one inch it becomes problematic.
The Significance of Wind Speed In Lawn Care
One of the questions we frequently get asked is “why the wind”? The question is often time asked after we have to reschedule part or all of a route due to high wind speeds. This decision has less to do with preference and more to do with legality and prudence. Therefore, I want to take a moment and address this issue in three succinct points. The Label is the Law, environmental stewardship, and professionalism.
