Drip Irrigation
There are many benefits to installing or retrofitting your sprinkler system into a drip irrigation system. Today we will go over some of the reasons why it is a great fit for watering your planting beds. When we are trying to move water to your plants from the lawn...Smart Controller – Use With Smart Phones
There are many benefits to using a smart controller; it saves water, money, time, and is very convenient. We have gone over some of the benefits in previous blogs, so today we will focus on the ability to use our smart phones in order to keep tabs on our irrigation...
Understanding Plant Diseases
Everyone wants a beautiful, lush looking landscape – whether it’s your lawn, landscape, or trees. Unfortunately, pests and diseases can enter an area and start to cause problems. I’m going to focus on diseases and how they enter an area and start to infect your...
Understanding Plant Nutrients and the Use of Fertilizer
There are many options when deciding what fertilizer to use on your lawn. Whether it is for commercial or residential use, what your turf needs is solely dependent on the texture of the soil and what nutrients are available for the plant to absorb. Soil texture is the...
Weather Sensors
What are weather sensors? In regards to irrigation, they are a device that takes into account the weather to decide if your sprinkler system should run on its scheduled time. There are many different versions of these sensors and many different manufacturers that...
Proper Irrigation Winterization
Winterizing your irrigation is very important to prevent damage over the cold, long winter that if forgotten or improperly done could lead to extra money spent on repairs. Homeowners have tried to winterize their system using the compressor found in their garage...
Soil Testing and pH Imbalances
How healthy is the turf grass on your property? Even if your turf looks healthy, it might not be getting all the nutrients needed from the soil due to pH imbalances. Soil texture, water, sun light intensity and duration, fertilizer applications, and time are just a...
Monocot Mania – Ornamental Grasses
Found in the perennial section of your local garden center, ornamental grasses can provide a host of different uses in the landscape. There are a handful of these grasses that stand out since they are used so often. Calamagrostis xacutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ is...
