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lawn care

Some of the most basic aspects of lawn maintenance are often the most widely abused. Watering, mowing, or even fertilizing at the wrong times can be harmful to the health of your lawn. Throughout this section we take a methodical approach at some of the most basic ways to have a badminton and bare-foot lawn.

• Good Soil Composition
  
• Understanding Soil pH
  
• Improving Soil Conditions
  
• Soil Basics
  
• Choosing The Best Grass Seed
  
• Fall Lawn Care
  
• Lawn Core Aeration
  
• Preparing For Winter
  
• Overwintering Plants
  
• Spring Soil Preparations
  
• Organic Fertilizing Secrets
  
• Spring Lawn Fertilizing

mowing techniques

As fundamental as mowing your lawn seems to be; this routine task, if done with a greater understanding of the science behind the scenes, can be the most vital way you can keep your turf healthy and fairway friendly.

• Mowing Height Chart
  
• Top Rated Lawn Mowers
  
• Top Rated Lawn Tractors
  
• Lawn Mower Storage

common lawn problems

Here's some of the most common symptoms to lawn health and the solutions to rehabilitate your lawn back to it's lushes look.

• How To Diagnose A Lawn Problem
• Bentgrass
• Dark Green Circles
• Thatch-What is it?

weeding solutions

This page provides you with some tools and tips to managing weeds whenever they come around. And they will come around.

• Crabgrass
• Weeds Growing in Cracks
• Broadleaf Weed Control
• Choosing A Broadleaf Herbicide
• Poison Ivy
• Homemade herbicidal soap

pest control pages

If you've had insects, pests or unwanted visitors invading your lawn or garden you'll find some solutions here. Aphids, leafminers, grubs, chinch bugs or even deer, we'll show you how to fight back.

• Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Alert
  
• Ant Control
  
• Aphids
  
• Slugs and Snails
  
• Pest Controlling Herbs
  
• More on Grubs
  
• Most Common Rose Insect Pests
  
• Carpenter Ants
  
• Sod Webworms
  
• Mole Removal and Prevention
  
• Billbugs
  
• Chinch Bugs
  
• Good Bugs
  
• Natural Pest Control Tips
  
• Attracting birds
  
• Mosquito Pest Control
• Sowbugs
  
• Insecticide Spray Techniques
  
• Insect Pests Guide
• Armyworms

landscape ideas

If you're looking for some layouts, designs or planting suggestions you might find a few ideas on this page. This is a new to the Apple and as we tighten up the graphics we'll be adding more hardiness zones...time and weather permitting. If it's nice, we're outside, of course.

• How To Make A Gravel Bed
• How To Build A Simple Deck
  
• Protecting Plants In the Winter
  
• Ornamental Grass
  
• Hydroseeding
  
• Maples in the landscape
  
• Patio Design
• Maple bladder gall

the highs & lows of grass cutting...

Your lawn's height can make a huge difference in it's overall health and well-being. Cut it too short and your inviting trouble. Taller grass keeps weeds away by blocking weed propagating seeds from getting to your soil. Good grass height also promotes deeper and stronger roots. The blade is proportional to the root. And it also helps to keep the sun from drying and damaging and compacting soil. Moist soil helps roots to breathe and clippings to decompose which produces nitrogen. About half of what your lawn needs in nutrition come from clippings. So, quit bagging it, start mulching it and you'll have a healthier lawn. Height is the key.

Here's a useful tool. grass height mowing chart

fertilizing tips

synthetic, organic, organic fertilizer recipe and other fertilizing topics.

• Fertilizing Lawns*
• Fertilizing trees and shrubs

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