Tag Archives: Autumn
Happy Labor Day
Okay, I said it. Now, can we all please get back to work? It’s so funny because for most of the Winter, I complain about the cold and dark. I can’t wait to get back outside to start my planting … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Opinion, Ramblings
Tagged Autumn, cabin fever, computer, holidays, labor day, lawn, lawn mowing, long winter, money, plant, Planting, season, Summer, sun, sunshine, Winter
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Does Dormant Grass Grow Back After a Long Hot Summer Drought?
Yep, that’s what we had. A long, hot Summer drought. I am not sure if a drought was ever declared around these here parts, but a drought is what we had. I know that when there is hardly any water … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Bluegrass, brown grass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, early september, fertilize, fertilizer, heat, hurricane earl, lawn, long hot summer, Overseeding, plant, rain, Scotts, scotts turf builder, seed, Seeding, September, Spring, Summer, summer drought, temperature, turf, water
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Transplanting a Tree During Summer Months
I would say that my luck with transplanting is 50/50. I have more luck transplanting trees and shrub under certain conditions. I do okay if: – If I pull a tree (bare root) from some local woods – I transplant … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
Tagged Autumn, compost, dirt, drought, early spring, heat, Maple, maple tree, Maples, March, month, Pine, Pines, plant, Planting, root, roots, Sapling, saplings, shrub, snow, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, transplant, Transplanting, transplanting trees, Trees, water, white pines, wind, Winter, wood, Woods
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Best Cool Season Grass Seed For Heat and Drought
Okay, so I am probably thinking the same thing everyone else out there is thinking right now. What is the best cool season grass for heat and drought? That’s right. If you are reading this post, you most likely live … Continue reading
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Tagged aerate, aerator, Autumn, Bluegrass, connecticut, cool season grasses, crabgrass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, dry soil, Fall, Fescue, germinate, grass seed, grasses, heat, Kentucky, kentucky bluegrass, lawn, lawns, November, October, pennington, plant, root, roots, Scotts, September, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, tall fescue, water, weed, weeds, Winter
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Dormant Grass During the Summer Months
Yes folks, it’s that time of year again. Time for your beautiful green grass that you worked so hard on to turn brown, crispy and ugly. As an avid grass watcher and nurturer, I have to confess that it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
Tagged Autumn, Bluegrass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, Fescue, fine fescue, green grass, lawn, plant, plants, Rhododendron, rhododendrons, Rye, Ryegrass, seed, Summer, Summer Months, types of grass, water
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Ant Control With Termidor
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s seeing ants walking around the inside of a house. It always makes me think that there are more ants where the few I see come from and it also makes me think … Continue reading
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Tagged ant, ant control, ant problem, ant spray, Autumn, black ants, car, chemical, driveway, garage, home depot, homeowner, house, insect, Insecticide, Internet, pest, pest control company, queen, Summer, Termidor, Termidore, termite, Termiticide
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Fertilizing The Lawn With Compost
Do you remember that post I wrote a few weeks back telling you that I ordered five yards of compost to be used as a lawn top dressing? Oh c’mon, sure you do (just click the link before this sentence). … Continue reading
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Tagged aerate, Autumn, compost, cow, cow manure, fertilize, fertilizer, Fertilizing, grass, grass seed, grass seedlings, lawn, Leaves, manure, mulch, new grass, new seed, Nitrogen, Organic, organic material, plant, Planting, Sand, Soil, top dressing, yard
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Fertilizing With Milorganite Organic Fertilizer
This is an awesome post. I went organic this year and I am so glad I did. Okay, let me give you a little background – We moved into this house about two years ago. When we moved in, the … Continue reading
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Tagged aerate, Autumn, biodegrade, chemical, compost, dethatch, dirt, fertilize, fertilizer, fertilizers, Fertilizing, ground, grub, house, lawn, lawn care, Leaves, Milorganite, mother nature, mulch, Nitrogen, Organic, organics, Overseeding, property, Soil, Spring, Summer, types of grass, water, weed, weeds, yard
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