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Old Fashioned Chores
Early spring warm up has given plenty of opportunities to finish any chores that were put off in November. Raking, seeding and fertilizing should be at the top of your spring projects list.Raking up...
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Excessive Spring Rains Bring Crabgrass and Nutgrass
Every year a lawn maintenance program needs a little adjustment. Some years are too dry; some years are too wet. This year has been just plain soggy. Spring grass plants are lush and green, and lawn...
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Shade Tolerant Perennials and Ground Covers
Ajuga- Attractive ground cover in colorful foliage and spikes of blue flowers in spring. Popular varieties include Bronze Beauty, Chocolate Chip, Burgundy Glow and Catlin's Giant. Very hardy and easy...
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Five Tips on How to Treat Your Summer Lawn During High Heat
Cool season grasses, like bluegrass and fescue grasses may soon go dormant as a result of recent high heat. Here are five tips on how to treat your lawn during high heat and summertime stress.Minimize...
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Idiot Proof Tips to Keep Grass Growing Under Shade Trees
5 Idiot-Proof Tips to Keep Grass Growing Under Trees. 1. Improve sunlight! Intensity and duration of quality light reaching the grass plant is important. The more time the grass plant has in full...
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Beginner's Guide to Idiot Proof Lawn
Are you a new homeowner eager for the satisfaction of working on your own lawn or maybe you're just not happy with your existing lawn service and ready to do-it-yourself? Taking care of that first lawn...
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Spring Lawn Tune Up
March is the time to start your lawn's engine so that it is ready to give you a smooth ride all season long. Just like your car, a good Spring Lawn Tune Up will give your lawn top performance and keep...
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Fungus Fighter 5/22/2020
Comment: I’ve noticed over past few days especially after last mow yesterday yellow blades mixed in after finished mowing. I do the idiot proof plan, but was at Lowe’s and saw fungicide on sale and so...
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Dormant Season Insect Control on Fruit Trees
Dormant Oil Sprays On Fruit TreesFruit trees are dormant now, but not for long. Control scale and mites in late winter to early spring with dormant oil or horticultural oils. Applied when fruit trees...
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Fall Armyworm Invasion
The fall armyworm feed on a host of different crops, but they really have a preference for lush green, well-fertilized tall fescue and rye grasses. Armyworms feed on the bottom of a plant first and...
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The Green Green Grass of Home
There seems to be something in human nature that attracts us to green grass. Ancient hunter-gatherers were attracted to abundant game on the vast grassy prairies, and the early herdsmen searched out...
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Control Broadleaf Weeds in Fall
As many of you know, there are two types of common weeds we talk about at Grass Pad. The first type is annual grassy weeds, like crabgrass, foxtail and goosegrass. These annual grassy weeds sprout from...
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Beneficial Cover Crops Add Nutrients to Garden Soil
As the bounty of your spring planted garden winds down with the changing leaves and colors of autumn don’t forget your living soil. The living soil requires living plants and roots to maintain the...
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Hardy Mums or Garden Chrysanthemums Care and Cultivation
Revive worn out planters and flower beds using colorful fall blooming garden mums. Fresh hardy garden mums in brilliant yellow, oranges, pinks, purples and reds are available. Mums planted now will...
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Fantastic Five All Season Shrubs
This spring, when planning your landscape designs think of these five Idiot Proof Plants for a great multi-season color in the garden or landscape. Uncle's Idiot Proof shrubs have proven to be the most...
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The Muck Stops Here!
Brown mud muck? At the Grass Pad, we receive plenty of phone calls and emails on lawns turned to brown mush. Dogs and kids running over waterlogged backyards and play areas turning lawns into a muddy...
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Spring Lawn Tune Up
March is the time to start your lawn's engine so that it is ready to give you a smooth ride all season long. Just like your car, a good Spring Lawn Tune Up will give your lawn top performance and keep...
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