Author Archives: Bob Windish
Watering the Plants in your Landscape
August 22, 2017 | Bob Windish
Homeowners are quick to water the lawn when it begins to turn brown. What many homeowners forget to do is water their plants as well. Trees and shrubs are living things, and like all living things, they need water for survival. Watering Methods The big questions are, how much water do your trees and shrubs...
11 Summer Lawn Care Tips
August 3, 2017 | Bob Windish
When thinking of summer we often think of relaxing and enjoying our home and lawn. The summer however, is the most stressful time of year for a lawn, it is brutally hot and very tough on your turf. Below are our 11 lawn care tips for the summer to keep your lawn healthy and green...
Treating Summer Patch and Dollar Spot in the Summer Months
July 25, 2017 | Bob Windish
There are many diseases during the summer that can cause significant damage to lawns in New Jersey. The impact of these diseases can produce devastating effects and costly repairs to your lawn. Summer Patch One of the worst diseases is summer patch disease. Summer patch is a root disease that primarily affects Kentucky bluegrass; it...
Controlling Summer Broadleaf Weeds
July 19, 2017 | Bob Windish
During the summer, there are many broadleaf weeds in home lawns. Some look similar to each other and often times these weeds are confused with each other. What are broadleaf weeds? Broadleaf weeds are dicots characterized by their broad leaves and network of veins. Whichever weed your lawn has, broadleaf weed control can help get...
Brown Patch Disease and Effective Treatments
July 10, 2017 | Bob Windish
What is Brown Patch Disease? Brown patch disease is a very destructive summer lawn disease that causes damage to lawns in the New Jersey area annually. Typically, this disease infects perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, bentgrass, and Kentucky bluegrass varieties of turf grasses. Although this disease is destructive, there are brown patch treatments that will help...
How to Get Rid of Nutsedge
June 23, 2017 | Bob Windish
Nutsedge has become one of the most problematic weeds in home lawns and landscape beds throughout New Jersey, but there are ways to help you get rid of nutsedge on your property. What is Nutsedge? Nutsedge, or sometimes called “Nutgrass”, is a perennial weed from the “sedge” family. A “sedge” is a plant that looks...
How to Water Your Lawn in the Summer Months
June 13, 2017 | Bob Windish
Prior to the summer heat setting in, deciding whether or not to spend the time during the season on watering your lawn is an important decision to be made. A lawn’s self-defense against summer drought is to go dormant, similar to what a lawn does over the winter. The lawn stops top growth, turns brown...
Why Weeds Grow and How to Control Them
June 6, 2017 | Bob Windish
What is a weed? A weed is defined as any plant growing in locations that are not desired, like in a lawn or landscape. Why do weeds grow? Weeds are considered opportunistic and grow when conditions are favorable, such as specific temperatures, lawn moisture levels, bare or thin turf areas, and can even grow in...
Tick Control: Important Facts You Must Know About Ticks
May 23, 2017 | Bob Windish
It seems that ticks are getting a lot of press coverage lately due to their potential to transmit diseases such as Lyme disease and Powassan. 2017 is forecasted to have higher than normal tick populations leaving many people wondering what options they have for tick control. In this blog, we are going to provide a...
Mulching Your Landscape
April 27, 2017 | Bob Windish
To mulch or not to mulch: that is the question. Simply put, mulching your landscape is a good thing. But…having too much of a good thing (mulch) can be bad. Mulching Recommendations There are a few common reasons we mulch our landscape beds, it makes our yard look great, it helps reduce weeds, and proper...
