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Ways to Conserve Water on Lawns

Try these ideas to use less water in your landscape

  •         Raise the mowing height to the mower’s highest setting.
  •         Only water when the lawn needs it – Turn off the Automatic Watering
  •         Add a day or more between waterings. If you water every other day, change to every 3rd or 4th day. Do NOT reduce the watering time – water needs to reach the root zone.
  •         Use ‘catch cans’ to measure the amount of water your system uses
  •         Use a screwdriver to see how deep the water goes into the soil 1 hour after a watering
  •         Water late in the evening or early morning. Complete watering before the sun comes up.
  •         Use ‘Water-Cycling’ *see article
  •         Cover bare soil with a thick layer of mulch
  •         Use a broom or a blower to clean sidewalks
  •         Found a dry spot? Spot water instead of running the entire system.
  •         Adjust sprinklers to avoid watering sidewalks and roads
  •         Get Moore Green’s ‘Water-Less’ Treatment

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 [email protected]

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

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.

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.

When to Prune Shrubs

I often hear this question and it would be nice if all shrubs could be trimmed at the same time.  However it really depends on the shrub and what you want to accomplish.  Here are some general guidelines:

Spring Flowering Shrubs
Trim these after they’re done blooming but don’t wait until Fall.  The flower buds form in late summer so a Fall trimming removes next Spring’s flowers.  Examples are: Forsythia, Lilac, Snowball Bush, etc.

Summer Flowering Shrubs
These can be trimmed in the Fall or in the Spring.  The flower buds form on new growth so generally you can trim these shrubs quite heavily if needed.  Examples are: Spirea, Snowberry, Blue Mist Bluebeard, Rose of Sharon, etc.

Non-Flowering Shrubs
These shrubs can be trimmed at anytime.  If you like the manicured look you may need to trim these shrubs a couple of times per year.  Spring trimming will encourage growth;  Summer trimming slows growth; and Fall trimming is to prevent breakage from heavy snow.  Examples are: Juniper, Burning Bush, Privet, Euonymus, etc.

Want to let a professional take care of your shrubs?  Let the tree and shrub professionals at Moore Green handle it.  Request a free estimate here.