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The Newsletter All About Lawns & Landscapes * Published For Our Friends &
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If you want a great-looking lawn, aeration should be part of the program.
On
a scale of 1 to 10, core aeration rates an 11 for improving your turf quality. Lawns
can be aerated nearly year-round (it's often done twice per year), but fall is usually
preferred. Aerating in fall lets your lawn take full advantage of the good growing
weather to put down deep roots for the winter and next spring. The benefits of aeration
are so clear that it's an automatic practice on professionally used turf. The benefits
all begin at once and last for months.
Thatch Management
Aeration
speeds thatch breakdown by mixing the soil from the cores that are pulled to mix
with the thatch.
Deeper, healthier roots
Aeration creates thousands
of small growth pockets which attract the grass roots.
Loosen hard soils
Aeration
"decompresses" your soil by creating room for the soil to expand and looser
structure for the roots.
Give us a call to learn more about this "triple
value"!
Young and old, trees and shrubs need nutrients. Your trees and other ornamental
plants may not need to be fertilized as often as your lawn, but don't put them on
a forced diet. Over the last several years, we've had both too much water and too
little at different times. We've also seen some severe temperatures. All of these
things take their toll on your landscape. On large (and more valuable) landscape
plants, you won't see a quick, immediate response to these kinds of stress. The
effects are slower and can stretch out over several years. If a tree or shrub goes
through enough of this "rough weather" without help, you will start seeing
a general decline in the plant's vigor and growth. Plants under stress (or in decline)
also fall prey to disease infestations much more easily. Healthy trees and shrubs
are far better able to get through all sorts of difficulties.
Regular root
injections of balanced fertilizers and micro-nutrients help plants recover more
quickly and completely from any kind of stress or disease damage. Your trees and
shrubs represent a large investment that will keep adding value to your property
if you keep them in good shape. Annual or semi-annual feeding goes hand-in-hand
with regular disease and insect management.
Give us a call with any questions
about what your landscape needs for good growth.
* Be sure the lawn and landscape are well fertilized during the fall.
Add lime, gypsum, or any other soil amendments needed.
*Fall fertility promotes healthy root growth, especially when the soil has been opened through aeration. Roots that
have both nutrients and room to expand can store more food for better winter color
and earlier spring green-up.
*Fall is a great time to add trees and shrubs to your landscape because the plants have time to get settled in before the more
stressful winter conditions begin.
*Consider spraying any plants that will be exposed to drying winds with an anti-desiccant to retain moisture.
Feel free to E-mail us with any of your questions. We would love to hear from you!
