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May 30, 2015

Moore Green Water-Less Treatment

Our New ‘Water-Less’ Treatment Can Save up to 50%!*

If there was a product available that would cut your water use by 30%-50%, would you be interested? Well listen up, Moore Green is now offering a ‘Water-Less’ Treatment. “I first experimented with this product in 2004, but the product wasn’t easily accessible,” states Blake Moore, owner of Moore Green. “Recently the product is now available and is more stable to use and with the need to conserve water, we are making it available to our customers,” he says.

It’s not a soil wetting agent that is included in Moore Green’s BASIC and PLUS lawn programs or a superabsorbent polymer, however it is humectant and hygroscopic compounds that act like a ‘water-magnet’ that attracts water molecules from the air within soil and making it available to plants. One application lasts up to three months!

How To Use It:

1. After the application, water heavily within 3 days to move the product into the root zone with at least ½” of water. Failure to deep water makes the treatment useless!

2. Turn off your automatic sprinkler program. Only water manually on the next morning when the lawn appears grayish-blue and water deeply.

3. Keep track of your water bill or usage and report it to Moore Green via office@getMOOREgreen.com

*These steps must be followed completely to use this product to its full advantage

May 27, 2015

The Water Issue

I’m sure, by now, you are getting tired of hearing about our lack of water and how we need to conserve it. Some people are ‘gung-ho’ about saving water while others are simply ignoring the issue altogether. Most of us fall somewhere in-between.

In 2011 I attended a class in which the speaker reported on the findings of the free water audits conducted by the ‘Slow-the-Flow’ Organization. He reported that the average lawn watering was 100” of water a year – this is more than Hawaii receives in natural rainfall! The plants we grow here in Utah definitely do not require this amount of water.

Questions and problems relating to water is one of the top issues Moore Green works with. This issue is dedicated to helping our friends and customers in taking steps to reduce the water use in the landscape. I hope you find at least some of this information useful.

Thank you for your confidence in us!

Blake Moore
Owner

May 23, 2015

Protecting Bees and Other Beneficial Insects

As a company that provides insect control services, Moore Green recognizes the importance of protecting the good insects such as Honey Bees, Lady Bird Beetles, and Lacewings. If there are trees or shrubs that are blooming at the time of an insect spray, such as an Aphid Treatment or a Foundation Spray, we will purposely skip those plants to protect the beneficials.

We would ask our clients to be aware of local beehives in nearby properties and inform us of their location before an insect control treatment. If you are interested in helping the bee population visit www.operationpollinator.com or look for flower seed mixes that attract Bees and other important insects.

May 7, 2015

Moore Green is Conserving Water

With the dry winter we have had this year many of us are concerned about the availability of water. Conserving the water we have is the first step in being sure that water will be available. Beginning in 2015, Moore Green will increase the concentration of their lawn care products allowing them to use less water.

Blake Moore, owner of Moore Green, states, “We can reduce our water use by 30% which equates into saving around 30,000 gallons this coming year. Customers will continue to get the same amount of fertilizers and weed controls however it will go out with less water.” A lawn that took fifteen gallons in previous years will now only take ten gallons and the lawns will continue to look beautifully green and lush.

April 22, 2015

New Tools for Dealing with Necrotic Ringspot

The fungal disease, Necrotic Ring Spot (NRS), is likely the worst disease we deal with in lawns, and if you find these rings in your yard, you would agree.

In recent years, Moore Green recommended over-seeding infected lawns with grass varieties that are resistant to NRS instead of applying fungicides because of the expense of the products and their short working life. While Moore Green continues to recommend over-seeding, there are two new tools available for working with NRS.

New Combo Fungicides: Moore Green has tested some newer ‘combo’ fungicides that contain two or more fungicides with different modes of action and has had good results in slowing the spread of NRS. Timing is critical for the needed two applications, beginning in late spring.
Special Blended Fertilizer: Nutrients targeting the effects of NRS encourages the lawn to fill in the dead rings, lessen the yellowing, and temporarily change the soil pH to stop the fungal growth. This product can be applied at any time to help hide those rings.

These targeted treatments can be added to your existing lawn care program to help combat Necrotic Ring Spot. They are still recommended to perform them every year as one treatment or a year’s worth of treatment will not completely eradicate this horrible turf disease. If you are interested in learning more, contact us and one of our licensed technicians will contact you.