FAQ'S (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS)
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WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY WEEDS IN MY YARD? THAT IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST FIGHTS THAT
ANY HOME OWNER WILL HAVE. THE BASIC ANSWER IS THAT WEEDS BASICALLY GROW WHERE
THERE IS NO SUBSTANTIAL SOD GROWING. WHEN WEEDS DO GROW THEY LEAVE SEEDS FOR
NEXT YEAR AND THEN THEY DIE. THE SOLUTION IS TO KILL THE WEED AND ROOT, CLEAR THE
SPACE AND REPLACE WITH A NEW PIECE OF SOD. THE NEW SOD WILL ALSO SUFFOCATE
ANYTHING TRYING TO GROW UNDER IT.
HOW DO I GET THAT SUBSTANTIAL GRASS, TO PREVENT WEEDS? WATER IS MOST IMPORTANT
TO KEEP THE GRASS ALIVE AND GROWING. FERTILIZE, TO GIVE THE GRASS THE NUTRIENTS IT
NEEDS TO GROW AND FLOURISH.
HOW OFTEN AND HOW LONG DO I WATER? WITH THE COSTS OF WATER THESE DAYS, IT IS HARD
TO SPEND THE MONEY TO KEEP YOUR LAWN LOOKING GOOD. I SUGGEST WATERING YOUR YARD
FOR 45 TO 60 MINUTES PER STATION, (OR BEFORE MOVING YOUR MANUAL SPRINKLER TO A NEW
LOCATION) EVERY SIX DAYS. THIS WILL GET YOU AROUND THE 3/4" OF WATER THAT YOUR ROOT
BASE NEEDS TO SURVIVE IN BETWEEN WATERINGS. YOU SHOULD ALSO FERTILIZE AT LEAST
FOUR TIMES A YEAR. WATER BY ITSELF IS NOT ENOUGH. YOU SHOULD ALSO WATER AS SOON AS
YOU FERTILIZE TO ACTIVATE. IF YOU KNOW RAIN IS COMING, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO FERTILIZE!
WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT, THAT COULD HURT MY GRASS? YOU COULD HAVE
GRUB WORMS, ANTS, BROWN PATCH (FUNGUS) AND BY NOT RAKING YOUR LEAVES. THIS COULD
CAUSE DAMAGE BY BLOCKING THE AREAS THE GRASS LOOKS FOR IN ORDER TO GROW.
THE KEY TO A WONDERFUL LAWN IS TO THINK
PROACTIVE AND ADD THE PREVENTATIVE
MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR LAWN. THIS WILL
SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY!
WHY DOESN'T MY WEED AND FEED FERTILIZER, KILL ALL WEEDS? SOME WEEDS ARE ACTUALLY
RELATIVES OF GRASS. THAT IS WHY THE WEED KILLER DOESN'T EFFECT THE WEED. IF YOU
WERE TO APPLY WEED AND GRASS KILLER, TO YOUR WEED, YOU COULD HARM THE GRASS
YOU WANT TO LIVE. I SUGGEST LIGHTLY PAINTING ON THE WEED KILLER WITH A SMALL PAINT
BRUSH ON THE STALK PART OF THE WEED. AVOID SPILLING ON YOU GOOD GRASS. THIS
WOULD STILL BE ENOUGH TO SEND TO THE ROOT AND KILL IT.