With the warm conditions and earlier than normal spring, you may be asking yourself the question,” Is it time to water my lawn?” The answer is yes, but… you want to water your lawn the correct way to insure a healthy lawn. About five years ago as I was having my sprinkler system setup, a…
Corn – A key ingredient
The story about “Pink Slime” really caught my attention and it really gave the beef industry a bad name. The product was actually using beef cuts as filler to extend the live of beef. If this process were taken away, what other type of filler would people want to extend the life of meat. It’s…
Worm Composting Overview
Composting with worms. A number of people are starting compost areas in their yards. It is an area worth learning more about. I think this video really gives you a really good job of explaining how to get started with composting. Worm Composting Tips — powered by ehow Worm Composting – Worm composting is using…
Tobacco – the next green pesticide
There are some new studies that are working with tobacco as a natural organic pesticide. This would be a welcome relieve to tobacco growers who have seen tobacco usage go down as a result of regulations and health warnings placed on tobacco products. In the article , “Tobacco and its evil cousin, nicotine? They’re good…
Corn Planting 2012
Lots of farmers took advantage of the warm conditions this past weekend and started planting corn. Here is one person’s perspective on the subject of corn planting. He gives a very good perspective on the thoughts that go into planning to plant each year. Corn Planting in 2012 looks to be record setting as prices…
Getting rid of clover in your yard.
As I have been mowing and trying to stay ahead of the crabgrass in my yard and the dandelions, I have came across another issue that is starting to come into my lawn and that issue is clover. For me, clover is really a tough weed to combat. I have never taken the time to…
Soda Pop and Health Risks
A new study out of Harvard suggests that drinking soda, regular or diet pop can be detrimental to a person’s health. When stories like this come out, I don’t want to send out a wave of panic, but I know from personal experience that I was one of those people who used to drink pop…
Getting rid of dandelions in 2012
Dandelions, those crazy pests. One night of rain and poof, there they are in my front lawn. Always my front lawn. I even put a pre-emergent on last week. Also, if you have little kids, kids love to pull off the flowers and blow the seeds across the yard so more dandelions will grow. Dandelions…
Lawn Grub Control in 2012
I know it seems too early to start thinking about grub control. Typically grub control products are applied in June or early July time frame. However, our growing season is about 5 weeks ahead. Using that figure, we should be thinking about grub control in the May/June time frame. Let’s look at some things we…
Dealing with warm spring temperatures
The unusual weather is affecting us in a number of ways: Pollen levels are high, especially in the south Farmers in parts of the country are planting corn early. Homeowners have already started mowing and turning on their sprinklers. Weeds are already popping up in yards. More insects and bugs can be seen video platform…
