11 fertilizing tips for a lush and healthy lawn. 1. Get a Soil Test This one’s first on the list for a reason: soil testing is the only way to really know what your lawn needs to reach its healthiest, lushest potential. It tells you if your soil has imbalances in nutrients (like iron) or […]
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By Bob Dailey Most of the landscapes in The Woodlands are irrigated by sprinkler systems. A significant amount of this water evaporates before it gets to the roots of the plants, or it stays on leaves, making them susceptible to fungal infections. Because of varying heights of landscape plants, the water from some sprinklers is
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by John Geiger Hands down, the most critical component to a healthy, lush, green lawn is healthy soil – loose, full of air, full of microbes and rich in organic matter. It’s a place where roots can spread deeply, and organisms thrive. And what’s the most efficient way to achieve healthy soil? Compost! Why Compost?
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Photo by Cliff Roe Photography By Bob Dailey Water-wise gardening simply means using good common sense. It reduces irrigation needs, lowers water bills, lowers maintenance and provides a much higher quality and worry-free landscape. Here are some general guidelines for establishing one: Planning and design- Take some time to look at your yard. You may
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Cliff Roe Photography By Bob Dailey Most people in The Woodlands want a beautiful lawn and are willing to pay big bucks insuring lawns are lush and green. In the endless process of having emerald expanses in front of homes, residents here spend millions on lawn beauty products – pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and fertilizers –
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By Bob Dailey Follow the Integrated Pest Management program promoted by Texas A&M Agrilife Extension. IPM integrates best practices for control of pests and diseases. It includes preventive cultural practices, monitoring, mechanical controls, biological controls, and finally chemical controls if all else fails. For more complete information, call the Montgomery County Master Gardeners Hotline at
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By Bob Dailey Green lawns are attractive. Keeping them attractive is not much of a problem if you follow a few simple rules. A&M Research The Don’t Bag It program was developed by the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension back in the late 1980s and proved conclusively that collecting clippings was a waste of time and
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By Bob Dailey Customers of Woodlands Water have a lifetime $150.00 rebate (50% of $300.00) on a wide variety of water savings devices. Here are rebate categories available to residents: Native Plants A new initiative, begun in 2018, is the rebate program for native plants. Woodlands Water has chosen 100 drought-tolerant plants native to Southeast
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Photo by Cliff Roe Photography By Bob Dailey “It may be doubted that there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly organized creatures.” -Charles Darwin, The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. The best method to judge the
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