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Strange dark green colored circular shaped ring found on my lawn = FAIRY RING DISEASE
With the abundance of rain we have enjoyed over the past few months, you may have noticed a few odd looking circular shaped dark green...
Joseph Pacocha
Jun 30, 20152 min read
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Oh no…… my lawn has SNOW MOLD!!
Now that the snow has finally melted and warmer temperatures are upon us, many lawns are showing signs of a common fungal disease called...
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 31, 20151 min read
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Three basic types of turfgrass weeds
The basic definition of a weed is any plant growing in a place that it is not wanted. The three basic types of weeds found in managed...
Joseph Pacocha
Jul 30, 20141 min read
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When planting cool season grass seed…………. timing is key!
When planting grass seed it is not enough to properly prepare the soil, fertilize, choose a premium site specific grass seed, cover large...
Joseph Pacocha
May 28, 20141 min read
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Coarse Textured Grass Variety That Can Handle the Heat and So Much More – Tall Fescue!
If you are looking for a lawn that can tolerate extreme heat, drought and even heavy foot traffic, than tall fescue is for you! Today,...
Joseph Pacocha
Jun 27, 20131 min read
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Yellow Nutsedge: The problematic “grass like” weed that will not leave your lawn without a fight!
If there is one persistent type of unwanted vegetation that is very difficult to control in most lawns it has to be the “grass like” weed...
Joseph Pacocha
May 26, 20131 min read
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for a healthy lawn and landscape!
Integrated Pest Management is the process of continually scouting for lawn and landscape related pests and injury. Pests can be defined...
Joseph Pacocha
Feb 25, 20131 min read
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Do I have grubs? My lawn is under attack from skunks, crows and raccoon’s!
If you are one of the unlucky few this summer season that have discovered grub related damage to your lawn, please read on. Everyone...
Joseph Pacocha
Sep 22, 20121 min read
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Sod Webworm: Weakened or drought stressed lawns beware!
If you maintain a lawn that happens to benefit from full sun exposure (not shaded) and has become weakened from heat and drought stress,...
Joseph Pacocha
Aug 18, 20121 min read
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Your Lawn Needs Water ........ Help!
When watering your lawn, you should really strive to water less often, but for longer periods of time. The goal is to drive the grass...
Joseph Pacocha
Jul 8, 20121 min read
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Types of Herbicides: Non-Selective VS. Selective
You need to know the difference between a non-selective and a selective herbicide before you perform or authorize any herbicide...
Joseph Pacocha
Jun 10, 20121 min read
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The stubborn grassy weed with a strange name………….. Quackgrass!
Quackgrass is a perennial grassy weed that is very difficult to eradicate from a lawn. This persistent grassy weed can take over your...
Joseph Pacocha
May 16, 20121 min read
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Apply a crabgrass preventer to your lawn or plant grass seed.…please choose only one!
The challenge we turf grass managers face every spring season (in particular) is that in order to prevent the annual unwanted grassy weed...
Joseph Pacocha
Apr 25, 20122 min read
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Shatter your soil for a better lawn!
A great way to increase air, water and nutrient flow to your lawn’s root zone is by performing core aeration. Core aeration...
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 23, 20121 min read
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A few proven ways to rebuild lawn density
Lawn renovation is the process of rebuilding your lawn’s density by mechanical and manual means. To begin we normally core aerate all...
Joseph Pacocha
Feb 27, 20122 min read
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Planting a new lawn by seed vs. sod
My professional opinion on the use of sod is that I will recommend it only when absolutely necessary. The reason we like growing a lawn...
Joseph Pacocha
Feb 26, 20122 min read
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