We all know that the predominate soil here in the Charlotte area is clay. While this clay is fantastic for pottery classes and detergent companies, it isn’t so great for the gardeners among us. This article is intended to answer the four big question about liming. Why, when, how, and how much to Lime. If [...]
Article Source: wikiHow A beautiful lawn is easier to have and maintain than the professional lawn-care people want you to think. Sadly, their way of maintaining lawns is dictated by the fertilizer makers and not by grass know-how or science. Steps Stop fertilizing your lawn repeatedly. Lots of fertilizer encourages rapid grass growth, making the [...]
Watering Watering should be done in the morning so the water on the leaves of the grass plants has a chance to evaporate off in the afternoon sun. This will help prevent some chance of disease (fungi) setting in on the plant. If you watered in the evening, the water would stay on the plant [...]
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Fertilizer Fertilizer is rated by content (by % of weight) of three major ingredients; nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. They are listed on every package of fertilizer. Such as 10-10-10 or 35-3-5 (here 35% of the bag is nitrogen, 3 % is phosphorous and 5 % is potash or [...]
Fertilizer is a difficult product to decode. There are an infinite number chemical make ups and uses. And what works in your garden probably won't work in your yard. This article doesn't discuss which type, make up or brand of fertilizer to use or where to use it. Instead this article is geared towards helping [...]