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Annual Bluegrass (weedy grass) Annual Bluegrass is a species of Bluegrass that does not tolerate hot weather. It grows well in the spring, produces a lot of seeds, dies in the summer, then sprouts again from seed so that it can return next spring.
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Annual Weeds Annual weeds which live only for one season and flood the soil with seeds just before they die. Common Annual Weeds are..
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Bare Areas In a perfect world you’d only seed in the late summer (August or September). In the real world, it’s if you have a bare dirt spot, it is always better to seed it right away than to leave it bare.
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Bentgrass Bentgrass is a cool season grass grows rapidly in cool wet conditions – you’ll see it often on golf course greens because it tolerates very low mowing.. In the spring it spreads quickly and crowds out other grasses. As soon as the warm summer comes though, it usually turns brown and plays dead – especially in full sun.
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Bill Bug Lawn Damage - Lawn Insect Control Not all Bugs are bad, in fact, most are actually beneficial. There are a few however that will damage grass, and the billbug is one. Don’t be alarmed though just because you see bugs, that’s a good sign! Billbugs lay eggs inside the grass plant. The eggs turn into a larvae that tunnels down through the grass and eats it as it goes, causing the grass blade to turn brown.
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Black Medic Weed Control - Organic Lawn Care Black Medic, is a Summer Annual Weed. As a summer annual, it germinates sometime in the late spring...
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Broadleaf Plantain Broadleaf Plantain is a perennial weed whose leaves can be crushed together to relieve the pain of insect bites.
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Brown Patches on Lawn - Lawn Fungus Disease Brown Patch is caused by a fungal organism that thrives in hot humid weather. It results in irregularly shaped brown areas of the lawn. Most lawns recover from Brown Patch when the weather cools in the fall.
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Burnout We noticed that you have some areas that you might be looking to control grass and weeds in (cracks in a driveway, walkway, or just in a mulch bed) without using a lot of chemicals. Our all natural Burnout made from Clove Oil might be just the thing for you. If you’d like to order some you can contact us or just order it online at our store.
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Chinch Bug Lawn Damage - Lawn Insect Control Chinch bugs are difficult to recognize in the grass because they change their appearance so often. They also have predators that control their populations naturally that look almost identical to them!
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Clover (legume) Clover is a Legume that used to be included in grass seed mixes because clover and grass grow well together. The clover will help fertilize the lawn naturally and protect it from insects and disease. It’s actually great to have in your lawn as long as it doesn’t bother you!
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Coarse Fescue The modern “Turf Type” tall fescue that we plant today is descended from Old Fashioned Kentucky 31 Type Tall Fescue. These patches will tend to stay green when the rest of the lawn turns brown for the summer. Many times Old fashioned tall fescue is mistaken for Crabgrass, which it is not.
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Compaction How long could you live without food? Probably at least a few weeks. How about Water? Maybe a few days? How about without Air? Not very long.
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Crabgrass (annual grass) Crabgrass is an opportunistic Annual Grass that sprouts beginning in the late spring anywhere that there is bare soil, water, and sunlight. Crabgrass continues to grow all summer and doesn’t really become ugly until late summer when it spreads seeds. After spreading seeds, crabgrass is killed by the cold winter, but the seeds remain for next year.
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Cut Too Short Your lawn is not necessarily cut to short, but mowing it a little higher will keep it greener, result in fewer weeds, and allow you to mow it less often. Click the link for more info on mowing height or call with questions.
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Dandelions (French for "Lion's Tooth") Dandelions are a perennial or biennial plant that generally will live a few years before dying off. They spread seeds prolifically and perpetuate themselves that way. They’re pretty in the spring and maybe a little scraggly after their flowers turn into seed puffballs.
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Dog Damage Your lawn appears to have some brown spots created by your dog urinating. Some people try training their dog to pee in a spot off the lawn which if you can do that, please let us know how! If the spots really bother you, you might consider trying our Green Um tablets that neutralize your dogs pee and make it less prone to causing brown spots.
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Dollar Spot Treatment - Lawn Fungal Disease Dollar spot appears as small circular brown patches in the early summer. In some cases they coalesce to give the appearance of larger brown areas.
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Dormant Grasses Your lawn is going dormant, which is ok, as long as the weather isn’t too hot and dry it should recover just fine when the weather cools this fall.
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Dull Mower Blades Your lawn is being mowed with blades that are a little dull and look like they’re tearing the grass instead of cutting it cleanly. Mowing with dull blades will cause the lawn to look brown and encourage disease problems.
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Fairy Ring You have a case of Fairy Ring which is a nice way of saying that you have a circle in your lawn that is probably darker green than the rest of the lawn and may have some mushrooms growing in it. There isn’t much you can do to fix it (you can knock the mushrooms over but don’t eat them!).
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Ground Ivy Ground ivy, a member of the mint family, is a fast growing perennial weed. It produces a nice minty smell when mowed.
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Grub Damage Grubs are the larval stage of a beetle. Japanese Beetles are the most recognizable but not the most damaging grubs. Masked Chafer, and European Chafer Grubs also cause damage. Grubs start off as Eggs in your soil in the late summer.
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Hairy Bittercress Hairy Bittercress, is a Winter Annual Weed. As a winter annual, it germinates sometime in the late fall...
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Heavy Thatch Thatch is a layer of both dead and living shoots, stems and roots that accumulate just above the soil surface. Thatch is not really made up of grass clippings – grass clippings are mostly water and decompose easily.
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Japanese Beetles The Japanese beetle is one of the most devastating pests of urban landscape plants in the eastern United States...
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Lawn Color Weak Color, Good Color, Beautiful Green
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Leaves on Lawn Leaves on the Lawn
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Mole Lawn Damage - Lawn Mole Control We noticed a little bit of mole damage in your lawn. Moles don’t really do much actual harm, so if they don’t bother you, don’t worry about it. It is good though if you can smooth out any piles they make and plant some grass seed in the dirt spot to keep weeds from germinating.
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Moss Moss typically grows where grass has a difficult time growing – killing the moss won’t help grass grow. If you have moss, many times the alternative is dirt, so be glad you have some moss! Damp, shady, areas are ideal for moss growth.
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Mushrooms You have some mushrooms in your lawn. Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi in the soil. Typically mushrooms are a result of some kind of decomposing wood in the soil – old tree roots are a common cause of mushrooms.
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Newer Lawn Poor Soil Looks like you have a newer lawn that does not have good soil – this is typical of newer lawns. Topdressing with compost, soil testing, Core and Liquid Aerating will all help improve the soil faster. Click the link or contact us if you’d like more information.
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Nimblewill Your lawn has some patches of nimblewill, a warm season grass that stays green in hot weather and turns brown when the weather gets cold.
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Not Mowing Enough Looks like you may not be mowing your lawn quite often enough. Either there were clumps of clippings on the lawn or it is a little higher than we normally see. If you’re mowing high and not removing more than 1/3 of the grass blade each cutting then disregard this note, you’re doing fine.
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Nutsedge Nutsedge is actually a sedge, not a grass. You can tell from its triangular stem.
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Oxalis Oxalis, also referred to as Yellow Wood Sorrel, is a Summer Annual Weed. As a Summer Annual, it germinates sometime in the late spring and grows well during the heat of summer then dies off with the cold weather. Oxalis is sometimes referred to as “yellow clover” because it looks like clover but has a yellow flower.
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Perennial Broadleaf Weeds Mild Broadleaf Weeds, Moderate Broadleaf Weeds, Very Heavy Broadleaf Weeds
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Pink Patch Lawn Fungal Disease Pink Patch is a fungal organism that causes patches of turf to turn brown and produce a pink fuzz cotton candy like material. Pink Patch can be unsightly but in most cases the grass will recover just fine when the temperature cools in the fall.
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Powdery Mildew Treatment - Organic Lawn Disease Control Powdery mildew fungi are found on many native plants, cultivated crops, ornamentals, and turfgrass species. In general, it is not considered to be a serious disease on turf.
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Prostrate Spurge Prostrate Spurge is an annual weed that sprouts in the late spring, grows over the summer, and dies in the fall. If you break open its stems there is a white milky substance.
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Purslane Purslane is an annual weed that sprouts in early summer and dies in the fall. Its distinctive red stems make it easy to identify.
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Red Thread Grass Disease - Lawn Disease Control Red Thread is a fungal organism that causes patches of turf to turn brown and produce strands of red threadlike material.
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Rough Bluegrass Rough Bluegrass is a cool season grass that does well in damp shady areas. Consequently, it thrives in our cool wet spring conditions, but turns brown and plays dead as soon as the weather gets warm.
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Rust (fungal lawn disease) Rust is a fungal organism that causes orange / brown growths to form on the grass. The rust will not harm the grass, but will probably turn your shoes brown.
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Snow Mold Fungus - Lawn Disease Control Snow Mold is caused by a fungus that is active over the winter under the snow.
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Snowplow Damage Looks like the snowplow did some damage to the edges of your lawn this winter.
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String Trimmer Edging Damage It looks like someone is using a string trimmer to “edge” your lawn and is actually scalping the edges which will lead to weeds and crabgrass taking over those spots.
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Thin Areas If you’re lawn is thin you may be able to do some seeding to thicken it up, improve its appearance and weed resistance. One of the best ways to improve your lawn is with super seeding.
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Thistles Thistle is a fast spreading difficult to control perennial plant. While birds may like it, people walking barefoot through a lawn generally find its prickly leaves painful. Thistle has a lot of underground roots and is difficult to kill either naturally or with chemicals.
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Tree Lawn Problems Tree lawns are the most difficult part of the lawn to keep looking nice and yours is no exception. Plow Damage, Road Salt, and Hot edges make tree lawns a great spot for crabgrass and weeds.
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Veronica Veronica is a spreading type of plant that has a purple flower in the early spring. Many people think it’s beautiful, many don’t.
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Viburnum Leaf Beatles The viburnum leaf beetle, a native of Europe, was first found in North America in 1947 in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, Canada...
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Volcano Mulching We noticed that at least some of your trees is mulched a little bit to high around the trunk.
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Wild Violet Violets have a pleasing purple color and spread via underground perennial roots, forming large colonies...
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Zoysia Grass Zoysia grass is a warm season grass that was refined by the US Department of Agriculture and the PGA back in 1953.
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