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Smart Fall Fertilizing Strategies to Follow to Grow a Stunning Yard
Now that autumn has arrived, it is time to fertilise. What is the purpose of autumn lawn fertilizer? By strengthening the roots of your plants and grass in the autumn, you may provide them with a solid foundation for success the following spring. The formula for fertilizer, which is often expressed by three digits like…
Read MoreReasons for Soil Tilling and Smart Soil Improvement Strategies for Your Garden
Tilling your soil before planting is a smart practise, regardless of the kind of soil you have. Tilling aids in aerating and breaking up the soil to provide area for roots to develop. Using a garden instrument, such a hoe, a cultivator, or a shovel, turn the soil over completely to loosen any rocks, sticks,…
Read MoreKnow Your Garden Soil for Top Gardening Results
As a gardener, you would love to have plants that produce beautiful flowers. For your garden to flourish, you need to consider factors like the plant hardiness zone in your region, the quantity of light your yard receives, and the plants that will grow in those conditions. However, there could be one element that you…
Read MoreAlbuquerque Garden Beds Smart Winterization Strategies
Preparing your garden beds during winter season is not a wise thing to do. That’s because you will be having to work on a soggy spring bed during spring season. This is where you should start working on prepping the garden beds during the fall, while the beds are still dry. In order to ensure…
Read MoreAlbuquerque Fall Perennials Planting Winning Strategies
It is a well-known fact that planting shrubs and trees during fall is the best thing to do in Albuquerque. You may be surprised to learn that this is also an ideal time of year to plant, transplant, or divide perennials. The air temperature is often more stable and milder than it may be in…
Read MoreAlbuquerque Lawn Diseases and Mold Eradication Action Plan
Lawns may get infected with certain illnesses. The most prevalent lawn disease that makes grass orange or rust-colored, particularly Kentucky bluegrass and perennial rye grass, is probably rust. “Lawn rust” is a rusty powder that appears on your shoes in the late summer or early autumn. The remedy for rust and many ailments is as…
Read MoreAlbuquerque Lawn Dandelion Problems and How to Address Them
Many of the plants we consider to be weeds really have pretty lovely blooms that bees like. The dandelion is the most prevalent of these blooming weeds. However, you must make a choice if you DO want to cultivate grass. Which would you want to grow: dandelions or tall, healthy grass? The latter is a…
Read MoreAlbuquerque Lawn Crabgrass and How to Deal with It
Problem: Crabgrass is an annual grassy plant that everyone loves to despise. It can thrive everywhere and over time will gladly supplant other grasses. Clay soil and compacted lawns are ideal for crabgrass growth. Your soil needs to be aerated. Crabgrass is promoted by fertilizers with too much nitrogen. On-label lawn fertilizers that promise “quick…
Read MoreActions Steps to Follow When Your Albuquerque Lawn has Thatch and Brown Patches
Thatch is a densely packed layer of decomposing plant waste that may result in brown spots on a lawn. Presence of thatch indicates an unbalanced pH level. You can get a “spongy” sensation as you travel the grass. Lawns that get a lot of attention tend to have more thatch than lawns that receive less maintenance.…
Read MoreAlbuquerque Lawn Issues Caused by Compacted Soil and the Solutions
Weeds love compacted soil. Weeds like clay-filled soil too. To fight this, aerate the lawn every two years. This means using an aerator. It will help your grass. It gives roots more air and water. Aerification: What is it? It involves removing small soil columns, or plugs. This reduces soil compaction. The aerifier should have…
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