Author Archives: Bob Windish
Shot Hole Disease
April 30, 2020 | Bob Windish
Have your landscape plants ever looked like someone shot at the leaves with a shotgun? If so, it is possible that the plant has shot hole disease. What is shot hole disease? Shot hole disease, also known as Coryneum Blight, is a very common issue found on landscape plants in New Jersey. This disease is...
Spring Lawn Care Mistakes
April 13, 2020 | Bob Windish
Seeding in the Spring Seeding during the spring often leads to undesirable results for the homeowner. What factors in the spring hinder your seeding results? Some important things to remember is there are a lot of active weeds to compete with the new seed in the spring and weed control cannot be applied to the...
Controlling Weeds in Pavers, Patios, and Driveways
April 6, 2020 | Bob Windish
Just as you control the weeds in your lawn and landscape beds, other parts of your outdoor living space may need weed control; such as pavers, patios, and driveways. This blog explains in detail the various ways to control weeds in pavers, patios, and driveways that either a homeowner or professional can do. Apply...
The Importance of Crabgrass Control
March 3, 2020 | Bob Windish
The most common question we get in the early spring as lawn care professionals is “Isn’t it too early to apply the crabgrass preventer?” Since crabgrass becomes apparent in the lawn in the hot summer months, some may think the spring is too early to apply crabgrass control. In this blog we will discuss the...
Things to know before you seed this Spring
February 24, 2020 | Bob Windish
Spring is finally here! It’s time to get outside and enjoy the nicer weather. One common activity for most homeowners is doing a spring clean-up around the yard. This is also when most people notice the bare areas of turf and decide it’s time to do some spring seeding. Spring seeding has its place, but...
Property Aging, Soil Compaction and Erosion
February 18, 2020 | Bob Windish
It is believed that 35 million years ago the Colorado River flowed over what was then nothing more than a vast plain. However, after hundreds of millennia the river carved a giant trench into the earth’s surface more than 5000 feet deep and 277 miles long. This great trench we now call The Grand Canyon...
OH Deer – Deer eating more “resistant” plants
February 12, 2020 | Bob Windish
As deer populations rise and their habitat decreases, their food supply also dwindles. Year after year we receive calls about deer resistant plants being eaten when the plants were supposed to be disliked by deer. In some cases, it may be a little nibbling and in others, plants are completely devoured. So why is this happening?...
Lawn Care 2019 Year End Summary
November 26, 2019 | Bob Windish
More often than not, the weather is what defines each year in the lawn care industry and 2019 was no exception. The amount of precipitation shaped the issues in lawns this year. In 2018 we saw the highest annual precipitation total ever recorded. In 2019 this continued, and the excessive soil moisture persisted through the...
Bagworms and Treatment Methods
August 8, 2019 | Bob Windish
Have you ever noticed pine cone shaped or cocoon-like sacs on ornamental trees and shrubs in the spring and summer time? These are not normal pine cones that we see on evergreen plants in the winter time, instead they are a type of caterpillar that creates this ‘bag’ around it as it feeds on the...
Minimizing Disease Activity: Cultural Practice and Fungicides
July 12, 2019 | Bob Windish
The grass on your property is sometimes easy to dismiss as just ground cover, or a playing surface, or even some sort of given amenity that comes with the purchase of a home. However, the reality is that the lawn is a living thing; and not only that, it is an entire population of living...
