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Weeds for All Seasons

Let’s face it, if it wasn’t for weeds, we wouldn’t be in business. The plants we call ‘weeds’ are tough, aggressive and a nuisance.  They come in all types, sizes, and seasons.  That’s right – they don’t come all at once.  Some grow in the spring while others thrive in the summer heat.  Some even grow during the winter underneath the snow.  This is why one weed treatment isn’t sufficient to keep your lawn weed-free all year long.

Moore Green’s yearly programs are designed to combat multiple weeds and target them when they’re most vulnerable – and we attack them from all angles.  We target their seeds with our spring pre-emergent to prevent them from getting started.  We use ‘combo’ products with 3 to 4 different products to control the wide-variety of lawn weeds.  We always include an additive to help the spray ‘spread and stick’ to the leaves so that rain or sprinklers won’t easily wash it off.

Less weeds, Moore Green

Lawn Grub Control

Just when your lawn is looking its finest, lawn insects like grubs, sod webworms, and cutworms destroy large sections, making your lawn look like a war zone. While it can be very frustrating to lose turf areas to grubs, it can be even more expensive to replace the dead lawn. Moore Green offers a season long Grub Preventer treatment which is applied before the grubs arrive. By taking care of the lawn insects early we can prevent their damage. This way, the lawn you’ve worked hard for all spring will keep its beauty all through the summer.

Choose Moore Green to keep grubs out of your lawn.

Why are Mushrooms in my Lawn?

After heavy wet periods we are likely to see mushrooms appear in the lawn.  Some lawns have mushrooms no matter what kind of weather.  What causes them and how do we get rid of them?

What are mushrooms?  They are the fruiting bodies of fungi, like the fruit on a tree.  They spread spores ‘seeds’ that spread fungi.  These spores need the right conditions before starting to grow and the conditions are different according to the kind of fungi.  Some need moisture and others need dry conditions.  They all need organic matter.

After extended heavy wet conditions we see a new crop of mushrooms popping up.  This is usually caused by the moisture going deep into the soil where there is organic matter, like a dead tree root, and the fungi begins feeding on it.  Mushrooms usually are not the sign of over-watering.

How do I get rid of mushrooms?  Because they are fungi, weed-killers don’t affect them.  Fungicides may not be successful either because of the thousands of varieties of fungi.  It’s best to knock them over with a mower or your foot and allow the area to dry, if possible.  Aerating or opening up the soil can help dry up the mushrooms.

Mushrooms that are in circles, arcs, or other similar patterns may be the sign of a lawn disease like Fairy Ring or a ‘Frog-Eye’ disease.  Don’t hesitate to have a Moore Green lawn specialist analyze these areas.  We can identify the disease and make suggestions on dealing with it.

Train your lawn NOW for Wise Watering

Every year we hear about reducing our water-use on lawns during the summer.  Unfortunately, summer is the worst time to start reducing your watering.  There is some good news, however.  Your lawn can be trained to use less water but the training starts NOW!  Follow these steps this spring to prepare your lawn for summer.

  1. Don’t water until the lawn needs it.  All too often I see homeowners start an every-other-day watering program as soon as the secondary water is turned on.  For the past two years, I have gone until June before I turned my sprinklers on!
  2. Get water deep into the root system on the first watering.  It’s the roots that take up the water and getting water deep into the soil allows the roots to grow deeper (roots won’t grow in dry soil).
  3. Mow the grass at 2 ½”.  Longer grass blades results in longer roots.   The higher grass shades the soil and prevents the soil from drying out as quickly.  This will allow the lawn to go two or more days between waterings.

There is a lot of room for improvement in using less water on our lawns.  Those who perform water audits show that the average lawn is getting 100” of water per year; Hawaii doesn’t receive that much water!  If you want someone to take a look at your sprinkler system, give us a call.  I know qualified companies that do this type of work.  Talk to one of our Moore Green technicians for help in setting your sprinklers correctly.

Lawn Aeration

Spring is an ideal time to aerate your lawn.  By pulling out small plugs of turf, aeration helps oxygen get into the root zone that helps deter Snow Mold.  Aeration also encourages the lawn to awake from the winter dormancy and stimulates new, spring-green growth.  Give us a call or send us an e-mail and we can reserve a spot on our schedule for your lawn.

Don’t like the ugly plugs?  Take advantage of our liquid application of Soil Boosters in our Organic Advantage Program that contain beneficial bacteria, fungi, and soil conditioners that naturally open up the soil.