Pesticides and herbicides can be a convenient way to protect plants from pests and weeds. But when used or discarded incorrectly, these chemicals pose great risks not only to our ecosystem and wildlife, but also to our water, soil, air and human health. The best way to avoid the perils of pesticides and herbicides is… Continue Reading Always dispose of pesticides properly
It’s March and that means you’re probably hearing it call your name from local garden centers. Plug your ears and cover your eyes. Avoid the fertilizer. Fertilize now and you’ll only feed the weeds and help them spread. Weeds may be thriving in yards from cool season seeds left over from last year. It’s best… Continue Reading Forget fertilizer for now so weeds won’t win
Get your spring lawn off to a healthy start — let the hoses and sprinklers collect a few more cobwebs. Even though things are starting to green up, most turf grasses don’t hit their growing season stride until April. If you start watering too early, the weeds will get a big boost but your lawn… Continue Reading Hold Off on Lawn Watering for Now
If you’re thinking about running to the garden center for something to rid your yard of recently thriving weeds, don’t. “Weed and feed” products will not help your situation now. In fact, the fertilizer will only bolster the weeds and likely make your situation worse. The solution: good, old-fashioned elbow grease. Pulling out individual weeds… Continue Reading Whack Weeds the Old-Fashioned Way
In winter, landscape plants are not actively growing. Winter weeds, however, are busy multiplying with every drop of water they get. As long as soil temperatures are below 70 degrees, turf grasses will not produce green shoots. What will turn green are germinating winter weeds like dandelions and henbit, along with all kinds of weedy… Continue Reading Too Much Water Makes Winter Weeds Go Wild
