Archive for the ‘lawn care’ Category
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
by Carl Philips
Start the spring off right with good lawn care and your lawn will thanks by growing green and pretty in the spring and summer seasons. Spring lawn care is important in that it is the time when you can catch, diagnose, and fix any grass issues like crabgrass. The good news is that spring lawn care can be finished in 5 simple steps. Make sure you follow these steps yearly when spring rolls out and your lawn will start looking better each year!
1. Clean up the Lawn Cleaning the lawn of any debris is the 1st in spring lawn care. This step includes raking any leftover leaves, branches, twigs, and so on. This will really help to guarantee an issue free first cutting.
2. Distribute Remaining Snow If any piles of snow have accumulated and not softened then you’ll need to get the spade out and break he snow pile apart. Simply spread the snow around the lawn in areas where there’s lots of sun. This is a critical step as the snow pile could cause the grass beneath to develop and grow slower than the rest of the grass.
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
by Carl Philips
An easy way to be certain that your lawn is hearty and healthy every spring is to give it the right lawn care in the cold months of late fall and winter. Although most lawns seem completely dormant during these months, the way the grass is cared for during this time can make a change to the final health and beauty of it in the summertime. Below are some ideas that may make sure that the grass is as fit as it can be when warm weather returns.
If you do live in an area where you have regular snowfalls, then you’ll need to be certain that your methodology includes ensuring that all areas of the grass are free of waste and clutter before the 1st big snowfall of the year comes along. Proper lawn maintenance in preparation for winter snow would include raking the leaves, removing sticks, and disposing of any other type of waste that just does not belong on your lawns.
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
by Tina Hull
What fish and parts of the fish are used for making fish fertilizer? By-products or waste materials from various types of fish are used. And although technically several varieties of fish can be used, mostly Menhaden fish that contain few amounts of meat and used for making animal feed are used.
The first step is to cook the fish and to squeeze its juice and oils by pressing. The oil is removed while the leftover solids can be ground and baked into protein meals and fed to animals. The juice of the fish is brought to a boil until it becomes more concentrated and results in a fish emulsion.
A small amount of phosphoric acid is added to the fish emulsion to lower the pH. Lowering the pH makes the liquid fertilizer more acidic, which prevents it from decaying and fermenting into gas. Before phosphoric acid was added in the manufacturing process, containers of fish emulsion were known to burst from fermentation. Because the amount of added phosphoric acid is so small (less than one percent by weight), the product is still considered organic.
Tags: farming, fertilizer, gardening, growing, lawn care, liquid fertilizer, liquid organic fertilizer, organic, organic farming, organic fertilizer, organic gardening, organic lawn care, pasture management
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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
by Steve Sutherland
When it comes to managing a lawn care business, like any other business venture you will be facing a lot of paperwork. Instead of having to create an original document for every situation that you come across in the day-to-day running of your company it is useful if you have prepared business forms, agreements and standard letter templates beforehand that you can have available to quickly adapt when they are required.
Luckily, you don’t even have to put these business forms together by yourself as a few experienced lawn care professionals are now making their ‘tried and tested’ standard forms and standard letters available to you to adapt to your own company’s needs.
Here we have listed some of the business forms and documents that you will need to run a lawn care business.
1) Financial - When it comes to putting together, invoices, receipts, bills of sale and other important financial documents it is extremely helpful if you have access to some lawn industry samples that you can change and customize for your business. Keeping up to date with your day to day finances can be tough while you are out on the road so having appropriate forms for keeping daily income and expense information is important in this business. Letters to follow up on overdue accounts are also required.
Tags: agreements, business, care, company, contracts, documents, forms, lawn, lawn care, maintenance, mowing, paperwork, service, standard letters, templates
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
by Andrew Caxton
The best way to gain experience in home gardening and lawn care is to begin at the grass root level and make your way up the ladder. That sounds a bit complicated, but all you have to do is to grasp the basics correctly, especially if you are a novice in this field. As you gain familiarity with the various concepts, home gardening and lawn care will not seem a daunting task anymore.
Let me enumerate some of the important ingredients of lawn care and home gardening. Mowing comes first on the list as correct mowing can result in a stunning looking lawn. What you need to remember with mowing is that it is always better to mow high. The reason behind this is that if you mow short, the root system will lose its strength and you will then have a profusion of weeds in your garden.
Another method of avoiding weeds is to mow in a manner that does not follow routine but goes in different directions, like counter-clockwise, diagonal, clock wise etc. By mowing in a range of directions, the weeds are more likely to be clipped effectively and so the grass will have a proper chance to grow well.
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
by Jeff Gunnarworth
I don’t know about you, but it seems like this winter is never going to end. I have lived in the Midwest for almost 12 years now and this has been the longest, coldest winter I can remember. The good news is, however, that it will soon end just like it does every year. But will you be ready to tackle the lawn care and landscape?
It’s important to think about lawn care and landscape services now before the problems take hold on your green spaces. And believe me, there are plenty of issues that can crop up in a hurry if you arent paying attention.
You can also save money by getting signed up and locked up for the season with your local lawn and landscape pro.
With that in mind, here are some of the basics to consider for the 2009 lawn and landscape season.
Lawn Mowing
Tags: garden, gardening, grass, home and garden, house, improvement, Landscaping, lawn, lawn care, turf
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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
by Keith Markensen
Do you have pests or gophers invading your lawn? Chances are, if you have a lawn you will run into a pest problem at some point. Some of the most common pests are the gopher and a close relative the mole. Perhaps, its because those pesky creatures, ants and other insects are finding your lawn attractive. What can you do to get them to stop them from burrowing and nesting in your yard. We will provide you with the answers and more within this article.
Most household lawns are not big enough to attract so many invaders that will cause a serious problem as a result, but, while they can be a nuisance and cause some serious damage to your lawn. Insects are not easily spotted, some are small and unnoticed by the human eye, however they can be seen in the patches of dead, brown grass they leave behind. Some signs of moles and gophers are a bit more obvious, such as dirt mounds on top of and beneath the lawn, tunnels and holes as well. Once the problem is identified, you can then choose how you are going to alleviate the issue.
Tags: biological insecticides, botanical insecticides, bugs, chemical insecticides, gardening, insecticides, neem insecticide, pests
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
by Andrew Caxton
Who does not wish to have his/her property enhanced by gorgeous, splendid lawn, spreading its green miracle around? But not many knows that green lawns obtained by using chemicals can unbalance and put the environment under risk, including his /her own health, too?
Organic care is fundamental in stopping environmental pollution, made not only from the industries waste matter accumulated during industrial processes but for a bad use of chemicals made by the customers. You, the customer, have many tools to stop pollution, diminishing the usage of chemical formulated products and improve the balance and health of your environment by attaching to the organic lawn care rules.
For the people who like to be well informed, there is some news that may preoccupy them, in special, news related to the waste control problem, and the increasing level of waste that needs to be buried everyday, ending in municipal filling. You want to collaborate to reduce this problem, you have a chance. When you mow your lawn instead of piling up clippings and bagging it to be taken and finished on a municipal landfill, you can opt for letting the clipping dry above your lawn, benefiting by the high nutritional components of them. Simple? But effective.
Tags: chemicals, garden, garden lawn care, gardening, health, home, home improvements, lawn care, organic lawn care rules
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
by Andrew Caxton
Using a few helpful lawn care tips can help you to improve the way that your lawn looks so that you can impress the neighbors with it. If you care for the outside of your home as much as the inside, then consider these tips to help you to make the most of it. When doing these things, you will see improvements. Doing things like maintaining a dense lawn allows for weeds to be nudged out. Keeping the grass the right length provides necessary health for the grass.
Water Tips
One effective lawn care tip you need is that with watering. If you use a sprinkler be sure that your lawn is watered as much as daily. You should not over do it, though, as you may be exposing the roots to too much water. Most grass types should get at least one inch of rain or watering per week, at the minimal. When grass is deeply watered, this adds to the overall quality, too. Use a tool to measure the amount of water that your yard is getting. When it is not enough, add additional watering to the yard.
Nutrients To Live
Tags: gardening, grass, home, home improvements, lawn, lawn care tips, plant grass seeds, watering, yard
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
by Bobby Rasherly
The economy is just not looking good right now. But that doesn’t mean you should give up and go live in a cardboard box for the next year. On the contrary, in times like this, those who are smart can excel and make money beyond their wildest dreams. Sound funny to you?… …maybe you should take a few tips.
Just follow these tips and you can make enough money to pay your debts and more.
Mowing Lawns For Cash
Believe it or not, the first day of spring is just a few weeks away, and that means homeowners are thinking about lawn care and gardening. In fact, once the weeds begin to pop up, they will all be going crazy trying to figure out what to do. This is where you can capitalize.
Since it is early in the year, most people have not prepared and called their lawn care pro yet, meaning you can swoop in and grab that cash for yourself! Get out this week and start leaving 100 fliers per day and I can bet you’ll end up with 10 customers before you know it.
Tags: business, economy, garden, gardening, home improvement, internet marketing, landscape, lawn, money, work from home
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