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Twelve Tips for your lawn
- A soil sample should be taken every 3 years. Your ph, p, and
k levels should be known.
- Ideal ph level is 6.6 for turf. Limestone should be added if
your ph level is below 6.2; Also, P&K levels should be addressed if low.
- Mow your grass high, 3 and ˝ inches (especially June
through September).
- Change directions when mowing (vertical, horizontal, diagonal,
cross diagonal).
- Returned clippings are advisable only if not visible
to the eye.
- Water deeply (frequent watering causes problems) 1 inch per
week if no rain.
- Water in the morning, not in the evening.
- Grub control is highly suggested for sun and partial shade
lawns annually in addition to your base program.
- Sunny and partial shade lawns should be seeded in the early
fall.
- Deep shaded lawns should be seeded in the early spring.
- If your lawn develops a problem. Don’t procrastinate; call
your lawn company asap.
- Core-Aeration has a multitude of agronomic benefits.
- Organic programs are great but beware that preventative crabgrass
control and post-emergent weed controls are ineffective.
Twelve Tips For Your Shrubbery and Trees
- General rule, prune plants after blooming.
- General rule, prune back most plants early in the spring if
you want rejuvenation.
Note: Certain plants can not be severely pruned, because they will not produce new growth, an example
would be junipers.
- Deciduous plants such as lilacs or vibernums, remove 1/3 of
older canes or damaged canes after blooming and alternate the branches plus height of cuts.
- Consider natural pruning as opposed to tight formal trimming
for more situations. Concerning evergreens, there will be more green growth distributed throughout the plant as opposed to
the top 2 inches all the way around.
- Do not remove ice on plants after a storm, the branches will
be brittle and break off.
- Do remove snow gently off plants after a heavy snow as soon
as possible to prevent damage.
- Do not top trees. Selectively thin out branches as your arborist
should suggest.
- When a label on a plant indicates full sun, this means afternoon
sun (not morning sun).
- When a plant is labeled compact or dwarf, be aware that is
in relation to the size of the parent plant. It may not be a small plant.
- Most plants will grow approximately 25% larger than the label
specifies.
- Water your shrubbery and trees deeply. One inch of water is
recommended weekly if no rain during any week of the season. Most homeowners wait too long before watering is initiated.
- Mulch depth should be 2 to 4 inches maximum in landscape beds.
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