It should be harvested the Same Day You Will Install it. You can buy your sod from a big box store that stores pallets of sod drying in the sun for days at a time. Buying from a big box store may…
How to Install Your New Sod Lawn
Start by making sure the ground has been prepared well including rototilling the soil, raking the area smooth and then compacting the soil with a half filled water filled roller. Water the soil to help settle it and then repeat the smoothing…
How to Measure for Sod Installation
Homeowners looking to install their own lawn should look to their local sod farm. This will give the lowest price and the freshest sod. For those looking for Vancouver, WA sod or Portland, Oregon sod should look to Far West Turf Farm….
Eco Friendly Lawn Fertilizer, Pest Control and Weed Killers
Maintain your lawn using eco friendly ingredients. Try these as a substitute for the commercially available chemicals. Organic Lawn Fertilizer: Mix 4 parts fish meal with 1 part dolomite lime, 1 part rock phosphate and 1 part kelp meal. Kill Dandelions with…
Six Organic Lawn Care Tips
How can you apply organic and natural lawn care tips to perfecting your lush green lawn? You can use some basic organic gardening methods and still get a great looking lawn. Jodi Torpey has a great article entitled Six Tips for Organic…
Nitrogen Deficiency Causes Yellow Lawn
Lawns cannot produce enough Nitrogen on their own so additions of fertilizer are necessary to maintain a green and healthy lawn. A healthy lawn will be deep green in color. Yellow blades intermixed with green is a sign of Nitrogen deficiency Too…
Moss Creates a Lawn that Looks Patchy
You want to keep moss out of your lawn. Moss shows up as yellow green loose tufts in your lawn. Moss will choke out a lawn creating an irregular, patchy appearance. Moss killers work, but if you don’t fix the conditions that…
How to Maintain Your Lawn in the Summer Heat
It won’t be long and the summer heat will be upon us. What steps can you take to have a lawn that will stay green all summer long? I came across a great article by Dan Ryan called Summer Lawn Care tips!…
Lawns Need an Individual Plan According to Your Climate
Each lawn will have its own unique needs that you need to be alert to. This includes amount of shade, drainage, type of grass, soil conditions and water coverage. The Portland, Oregon area has its own temperate climate that makes growing easier….
ABCs of Lawn Fertilizers
What does it take to get a beautiful dark green color on your lawn? This is a combination of sun, water, fertilizer and soil pH. Let’s look at the ABCs of fertilizer . Get a balanced lawn fertilizer that contains Nitrogen, Potassium…
