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The Fall Lawn Checklist
Fall is coming to an end and winter is on its way. It’s already gotten much colder and if last year is any indication, it’s going to keep doing so. There are a few things you’ll need to make sure you do before the snow falls, so here’s a quick checklist for you to get on.
Time to Blowout Your Sprinklers
It’s been a long, hot summer, but it’s finally starting to cool down. Now that we’re halfway into September, now’s a good time to start preparing for winter. Winter Utah hits fast and hard. One day, the weather is nice and pleasant and then it turns biting cold overnight. It usually comes around late October, but it can come as early as September. That’s why you should blowout your sprinklers to protect them from the coming cold.
Maintaining your Rental Property in Bear Lake
Bear Lake is a great vacation destination for people in Utah and Idaho. It’s one of the few ways you can get a beach vacation around here without going all the way to the ocean. If you’re not up for visiting the beach, there’s plenty of other things to see.
How to Avoid Dead Spots on Your Lawn
There’s nothing like a nice green lawn. It helps keep your house cool, provides a great place for your kids to play, and it just looks good. It can be hard to keep your lawn green, though. During the summer, the heat dries out the grass faster, causing it to turn yellow. It’s not pretty; but even worse than a yellow lawn is a mostly green lawn with dead spots.
Smart Irrigation Month and How It Saves
The Heat Is On Smart Irrigation Month We've gone from a wet spring to a hot, dry summer. We’re definitely glad of the extra water we got, but it looks like that’s over and the heat is going to start...
Best Watering Practices in Cache Valley
Thanks to the unusually wet spring Cache Valley’s had this year, you probably haven’t needed to turn on your sprinklers yet. That’s good, because it means that, if you’ve been careful about your water usage, we should have plenty stored up for summer use. Utah is the second driest state in the country, so water conservation is important if we want to get through the dry months.
5 Tips to Dealing with Weeds
So, you’ve got weeds in your lawn. You do your best to make your lawn look nice. You mow it, you trim it, you fertilize it, you aerate it, but the weeds still come. They’re a fact of life that you just have to deal with. With a bit of work, you can manage it and now is the best time to start.
Aerate Your Lawn: Why and When
This is about the time I’d say you need to aerate your lawn, but it snowed yesterday. Global warming? More like global weirding, right? But I shouldn’t worry, the snow probably isn’t going to last too long. It’ll probably be gone before too long. Given the snow, it’s probably not a good idea to aerate your lawn right now, but it’ll be time soon, so let’s take a look at the why and when of lawn aeration.
5 Tasks for Spring Lawn Care Maintenance
With Groundhog Day behind us, spring is on the horizon. Temperatures are going to rise, snow will melt, and your lawn will be back on display. Time to get it looking good for the coming year. Here are some lawn care tasks you’ll need to complete this spring.