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Fescue Lawn Maintenance for Piedmont N.C.
Last week in February or 1st Week in March: If you failed to overseed your lawn in the fall, now is the second-best time to do so. The soil will be puffy from freezing and thawing and you can simply broadcast about 100 lb of Tall Fescue per acre. If you have a shady lawn[...]
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Established Bermuda Turf Maintenance
1. Take a soil test from time to time and adjust P.H. with Lime. 2. Every (late winter-3RD week in March) – about the time that Forsythia (Yellow Bells) blooms: Treat with a Turf Pre-emergent herbicide per manufacturer’s label to prevent germination of crabgrass & crowfoot seeds. Barricade is best. Use the lowest rate on[...]
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Maintenance on Zoysia in Piedmont, NC
Zoysia is fairly drought tolerant, once established. Best way to water is to give it a good soaking like you would get with a big rain, then leave it alone until it begins to look stressed. Zoysia will go from green to blue/green to the browning of tips. Water deeply if you see it getting[...]
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Irrigation Essentials
Rule #1: There is a bigger chance that you will over water before you under water. Too much water is as bad as no water, causing plants to actually die from drought because their roots are sitting in water and cannot get air and therefore they cannot take up any water to the top. Waterlogged[...]
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How to take care of Sod the first two weeks
1. Prep your soil right. Mix in the top 6" of your soil; Black Wonder 5000 slow release fertilizer, lime if needed sand if super heavy clay. Level and lay sod. 2. Keep it wet, but not sloppy wet. 3. If it turns from green to blue it is under stress for water. 4. If[...]
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Laying Fescue Sod in the Heat
1. When prepping for Sod be sure and mix in slow release fertilizer, lime if needed and Sides Black Wonder 5000 composted manure. Add sand if the soil is heavy clay. Mix all the right nutrients in to a depth of 6 inches level and lay your sod. 2. Lay the sod as quickly as[...]
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