Fertilizing Lawns
Learn how proper fertilization can transform your lawn into a thriving, green landscape.
Category: Lawns
Calibrating Spreaders
Proper calibration of application equipment can be one of the trickiest tasks that homeowners and commercial applicators face. However, it is one of the most important steps in making fertilizer or...
Zoysiagrass
Discover how Zoysiagrass provides a lush, low-maintenance lawn option.
Zoysiagrass Yearly Maintenance Program
Explore a comprehensive maintenance calendar to keep your Zoysiagrass healthy year-round.
Bermudagrass Yearly Maintenance Program
Discover seasonal tips for maintaining a vibrant Bermudagrass lawn.
St. Augustinegrass Yearly Maintenance Program
Follow our care calendar to keep your St. Augustinegrass lawn healthy all year long.
Controlling Thatch in Lawns
What is Thatch? Thatch is a dense, spongy collection of living and dead grass stems and roots lying between the soil surface and green grass leaves in established lawns. As a grass plant grows, the...
Bermudagrass Mite
The bermudagrass mite (Eriophyes cynodoniensis), also called bermudagrass stunt mite, is a very small, elongate, creamy white or translucent-colored mite that requires a magnification of 15x to 20x...
Identifying & Managing Beach Vitex
What is Beach Vitex? Beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) is an exotic, deciduous, woody shrub that does not grow tall but forms thick patches by long runners at the soil surface. It is in the same...
Conservative Turfgrass Irrigation
Turfgrass irrigation, along with mowing and fertilizing, is one of the basic management tools we implement when entrusted to the care of turf. Although the application of water to a turf to maintain...
Turfgrass Cultivation
One definition of cultivation is the act of improving or working the soil to enhance plant growth. This process works well in landscaped beds or vegetable gardens. However, in a turf situation where...
Turfgrasses for the Carolinas
For over 50 years the lawn has been an integral part of the landscape. In many ways it can be viewed as the canvas of the landscape. Lawns are used to define the shape of an area, provide pathways...