Are you looking for a simple way to improve your flowerbeds? Try adding mulch this year! Mulch is aesthetically pleasing, boosts soil nutrition, improves insulation, retains moisture, and controls weed growth. Before adding mulch to your flowerbeds, follow these guidelines: Make sure the soil has thawed out completely because mulching too early may slow the
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Spring is on its way! With it comes the responsibility of caring for your lawn again. This post will address some of the most common spring lawn care mistakes and explain what you should do instead. Follow our list of dos and don’ts this spring for the best results on your lawn. Do’s Test your
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Does your lawn have crabgrass? You might think all the wide-bladed grasses in your lawn are crabgrass, but there are actually many types of weed grasses, and some are very difficult to eliminate. If you live in Orem or Provo, chances are the wide-bladed grass in your lawn is actually tall fescue, quack grass, or
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Winter is here, and even though your lawn is dormant, stay watchful. Snow molds might take over, turning your healthy lawn into an infested tundra. Snow molds are fungi that affect turfgrasses during winter. The most common types are pink snow mold and gray snow mold. Read on to learn more. Description of Snow Mold
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Do you have unwelcomed guests—like spiders—starting to move into your home? If you let them stay, they may never leave. Read our guide to 8 common spiders in Utah to learn how to keep the creepy crawlies out of your home. Black Widows Black Widows are easily identified by the red hourglass on their underside.
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Many homeowners along the Wasatch front deal with a variety of household pests on a regular basis—black widows and other spiders, boxelder bugs, ants, wasps, and yellow jackets, for example. And while pest infestation may seem like a natural part of homeownership here in Utah, the good news is there are a variety of ways
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Does your lawn need aeration? Aeration opens up your lawn’s root zone to the nutrients that it needs to thrive. Our specialists highly recommend aerating your lawn if it is struggling with soil compaction, lawn diseases, or lawn thatch buildup. Read on to learn why. Soil Compaction Compacted soil traps water around the root zone, creating a host
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Are you worried that you may have been bitten by a hobo spider? If you live in Utah, you have probably heard that hobo spiders are dangerous and aggressive—that one bite can cause serious skin lesions and nausea. However, recent research suggests that hobo spiders are not as dangerous as they seem. Hobo Spider Behavior
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Temperatures in August haven’t turned much cooler, yet some trees may look like fall is already here. If your tree’s leaves are turning yellow or falling off prematurely, your tree might have iron chlorosis. Iron Chlorosis: Defined Iron chlorosis is a deficiency of the nutrient iron in trees—it’s kind of like having an anemic tree.
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Are you planting a new lawn or re-seeding an old one soon? You’ll find that Kentucky bluegrass-ryegrass mixes or bluegrass-fine fescue mixes make up the overwhelming majority of what most sod farms in Utah sell. You can plant other grass types if you plant from seed instead, but some types of grass make much better
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