Miraculous grass seed exists – but be sure you know what you are getting

March 11, 2010

A lot of people have been excitedly telling us about a new “miracle grass” they have heard of. It grows anywhere, they tell us, and needs a lot less water and mowing. However, lawn lovers need to remember the old adage that too-good-to-be-true often is just that.
 
The product is called Ecolawn, and it does fulfill [...]

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Nematodes are not Sea Monkeys…

March 11, 2010

Though if they are not treated carefully, they might as well be.
The tiny swimming creatures we use to protect your lawn from damaging white grubs remind a lot of people of the ‘instant pets’ advertised in the backs of comic books. To be fair, they are both friendly and, in my opinion, they’re both cute.
The [...]

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Lumpy-bumpy lawn – causes and fixes

March 11, 2010

One call we get a lot of in the Spring is “My lawn is really bumpy and uneven. Can you fix it?” Homeowners ask us if we will roll their lawn for them. On the heavy clay soil we have in the GTA, nothing short of a steamroller can exert enough pressure to flatten a lawn [...]

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Voles dig tunnels under snow, leave tracks in Spring

March 6, 2010

In Spring we hear a lot from people finding a web of matted down grass criss-crossing their lawns like a highway system. Many blame white grubs, either for directly killing the grass or attracting burrowing animals. Some are seriously upset about the ‘devestation’.
The truth is that their lawns are in no danger from the ‘highways’.

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Will the real corn gluten please stand up?

March 6, 2010

Some lawn care suppliers and retailers are taking advantage of the demand for organic weed management to push ineffective products.
Corn gluten meal application, developed by Dr. Nick Christians of Iowa State University, works by making it hard for weed seeds to put down roots. The weather can have an effect on how well it works, but [...]

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How to water a lawn

March 6, 2010

This is an exchange we had with a new customer this year when we were asking the standard questions that allow us to offer up the best service.
 
“Do you have a sprinkler system?”
 
“Well, my husband…”
 
“So he does water properly?”
 
“Well he waters, but I’m not sure what you mean by properly.”
 
For a great, organic lawn, watering is [...]

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Hi! Thank you for reading our new Toronto lawn care blog

March 6, 2010

We get a lot of the same questions from different customers here throughout the season, and while our FAQ covers a lot of them, some need a bit more depth.
 
I plan to cover those in this blog to keep you on top of what’s going on with lawns at different times of year, and provide [...]

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