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Snow Mold. Coming To A Lawn Near You?
What Is Snow MoldSnow mold is a type of fungus and a turf disease that damages or kills grass after snow melts. Typically in late winter. Snow mold comes in two varieties: pink or gray.Gray snow mold (Typhula spp. or Typhula blight) is the less damaging form of snow mold. While its damage may appear widespread, it typically […]
Switching lawn care providers? Must Read Article
Are you looking at switching lawn care providers? If so, ask these 5 questions.1) When switching lawn care providers, what do you really value in a new service?At Blue Duck Lawn Care, we see this all of the time, I even do it myself sometimes… when switching lawn care providers we request quotes from multiple […]
Frost Damage On Cool Season Lawns
A Frosty Lawn Can Be Beautiful!You wake up Saturday morning. As you wander into the kitchen to make that first cup of coffee, you glance out the window. Outside, the world is a glare of frosty brilliance. Beautiful! The trees look as though they are shimmering! The lawn looks as though it has been sugar […]
Quackgrass: Central Indiana Weed Control
Quackgrass In My Lawn!Quackgrass ( Elymus repens) is a cool-season perennial grass. It vigorously spreads by rhizomes. It is a sod-forming grass that can crowd out desirable grasses and weeds. This invasive grass has been shown to be allelopathic. This means it releases chemicals that inhibit the growth of other plants. Large, nearly pure patches are […]
Spurge: Central Indiana Weed Control
Summer Weeds: SpurgeProstrate Spurge (Euphorbia humistrata) is a summer annual broadleaf weed. It can be found in dry and/or nutrient-poor soils along with compacted, weakened or disturbed turf grass and mulch beds. It appears early near driveways and sidewalks, as temperatures start to get warmer. Prostrate spurge can also be found in cultivated fields, brick walls, […]
Turf Nutrition: How Our Program Addresses It.
How Turf Nutrition Works.The majority of turf nutrition is found in nine elements. Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium and Sulfur. When these nutrients are readily available in the right forms and concentrations, the result is a thick healthy lawn. The side effect is a reduced need for chemical weed control and disease […]
Nimblewill: Indianapolis Weed Control
Nimblewill Nimblewill Biology Nimblewill (Muhlenberg Schreiber) is a warm-season perennial grass found throughout the Midwestern United States. It can often be mistaken for other mat-forming grasses. And it grows well in moist, shady areas. Also, it can found in dry, sunny areas. This grass spreads through short, weak stolons. Nimblewill creates patches in lawns that start […]
Oxeye Daisy: Indianapolis Weed Control
Oxeye DaisyOx-eye daisy is native to Europe. It is a typical grassland perennial wildflower. You can find growing in a variety of plant communities including meadows and fields. The species is widely naturalized in many parts of the world. It is considered to be an invasive species in more than forty countries. It is also known by […]
Henbit: Weed Control Indianapolis
What Is Henbit?Henbit, or Dead-Nettle is a non-native winter weed. It is an annual herb with a sprawling habit and short, erect, squarish, lightly hairy stems. It can be best identified by its purple or maroon top foliage and its pink flowers. Henbit germinates in mid to late fall and flowers in the spring. Henbit […]
How Does My Dog Pee Affect My Lawn?
Dog Pee Is Hard On The Lawn!Many of us have canine companions that enrich our daily lives. Dogs are a central part of our family. They make bad days better. Dogs protect our homes and families. And dogs bring a huge amount of joy to our daily routines. But dogs pee! As you might suspect, […]
