People, pets and lawn chemicals
Cliff Roe PhotographyBy 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 – to […]
Mulch your grass clippings – don’t bag them
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 […]
Earthworms: Free fertilizer for lawns
Photo by Cliff Roe PhotographyBy 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 health of […]
What are PFAS and are they in our drinking water?
PFAS stands for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. They are a group of human-made chemicals that have been widely used since the 1940s in various industrial and commercial applications. PFAS are known for their resistance to heat, water, and oil, making them useful in products such as non-stick cookware, stain-resistant fabrics, water-repellent coatings, firefighting foams, and […]
Brown Patch isn’t Brown Patch anymore!
By Bob Dailey That’s right. The fungal plague that makes big splotches of yellow and brown in your yard is now known as “large patch” – at least here in southeast Texas. Both are caused by the same fungus (Rhizoctonia solani – try saying that quickly three times.) But there are two different strains of the […]
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Beware the attack of winter lawn weeds
Plantain weed and Nutsedge By Bob Dailey While winter-dormant St. Augustine lawns have yellowed, something is going on under the soil. Winter weeds are beginning to germinate. And a lot of weeds do well here. Plantain weed, nutsedge, henbit, spurge, purslane, chickweed, and thistle are a few of the unwanted guests that plague our lawns […]