by Emerald2 | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
The chemical glyphosate, found in the herbicide Roundup, has been making headlines lately – especially after a judge ruled in January that Roundup can add a “cancer warning” to its label. Glyphosate is NOT in the herbicide that we use regularly on customer lawns, but...
by Emerald2 | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Did you know that a 2500 square foot lawn produces enough oxygen for a family of four for a year?1 And that dense lawns typically are void of the many weedy species that often produce allergy-related pollens?2 Researchers have documented these and numerous other...
by Emerald2 | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
I read this brief article in the August issue of Turf Magazine and thought it captured in very few words why crabgrass can be such a problem. While the article talks specifically about crabgrass in 2013, I think you can read it more generally about problems in any...
by Emerald2 | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Emerald Lawn Care receives calls every year asking “Why does my lawn look good except for all the weeds around the edges?” There are actually several reasons this is an issue on many lawns. 1) The concrete/asphalt of the driveway, sidewalks, curbs, and other...
by Emerald2 | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
When a new house is built on a tear-down site, the good soil is often sold off and replaced after construction with lesser-quality soil. We have checked many tear-down properties and pulled soil cores, finding little or no top soil and solid clay. What does this mean...
