Can I plant Fescue in the spring??
Roots grow very deep in the winter time.
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New Construction Lawn Problems
New construction lawn problems are a very common plague to many homeowners in the Richmond, Virginia area. Whether it is an issue with the quality and installation of the fescue sod or trouble with grading a yard, a lot of issues can come up as a result of a property being newly developed. Unfortunately, there…
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Lawn Color Changes
Lawn color changes can be a normal feature of turf management depending on your type of grass and climate, but they can also be a cause for concern. So what does it mean when you suddenly see your grass turning yellow? What could make grass black, white, or blue (hint: it could be lawn dye)?…
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Different Colors of Grass
Different colors of grass can be alarming when a homeowner sees their lawn go from green to something else. But what makes grass green, and what makes it change into red, purple, brown, or any other color? Understand the cause of a color change, such as seeing pink tendrils and identifying red thread disease, is…
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Grey Leaf Spot Turf Disease
Grey leaf spot turf disease is an issue in the Richmond, Virginia area for most homeowners. Gray leaf spot needs specific conditions to develop enough to impact a lawn, and there are other grass fungus types that are more commonly encountered, such as brown patch fungus. However, when we consider the impact on fescue fungus…
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Mole Control Via Grub Control
Mole control via grub control is a widespread miscalculation of what brings moles to do damage to a lawn in the first place. Because there are few solutions to mole problems and because none of them are permanent, many homeowners are desperate to find some simple method to keep mole problems in check. Unfortunately, mole…
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Liquid Dethatcher
Liquid dethatcher is a foreign concept to some, but it is quickly becoming an embraced option in lawn care. The awesome thing to watch happening in modern day soil science and turf management is the constant growth of technology being added to the lawn maintenance arsenal. As seen with aeration, what was for a long…
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Identifying and Dealing With Heat Stress in a Fesuce Lawn
Lawn Heat Stress: Lawn heat stress can be a burden to homeowners when it sets in between May and September. Whenever a period of dry and hot weather rolls through, fescue lawns can go through periods of stress that end up impacting the appearance and health of the turf depending on how well it’s handled….
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Chester Lawn Care
Chester lawn care doesn’t have to be such a chore. Instead of spending all of your leisure time researching Virginia lawn care topics like fertilizer, aeration, seeding, and weed control, then going out and buying these lawn care and turf management products and pieces of equipment, then coming home and having to spend all day…
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Dogs and Lawns
Dogs and Lawns: How They Can Coexist Dogs and lawns have been a balancing act for many homeowners for as long as the two have been part of the suburban dream. For more and more people, our dogs are members of the family with whom we spend as many hours as possible. More and more…
