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When to Fertilize Zoysia Grass

March 3, 2023 by Mildred Honeysuckle

When to fertilize Zoysia grass? Zoysia grass is a popular choice for homeowners because of its ability to thrive in warm climates and tolerate drought conditions. However, like any other type of grass, it requires proper care and maintenance to stay healthy and vibrant. One crucial aspect of Zoysia grass care is lawn fertilization. Lawn fertilization gives your Zoysia grass the essential nutrients to grow and stay healthy. However, fertilizing at the wrong time can be detrimental to the health of your Zoysia grass. This guide will discuss the best times to fertilize Zoysia grass and some tips. If your lawn is in dire shape, it may be time to start from scratch. Hop on over to our sod installation …

Best Flowers To Plant In North Texas

February 27, 2023February 21, 2023 by lroane

Flowers make places look excellent, both homes and business properties in North Texas. They also offer life to the passage to your home and light up bush parts. It thus gives them an energizing look. While our substantial soil and atmosphere boundaries can bring challenges, numerous local and adjusted plants flourish in North Texas, conveying shading and magnificence to the garden season after season. The shading from flowers makes magnificence which helps a business place to look so great, and that will assist you with making an enduring impact on your potential customers. Despite the time in the year yearly blossoms can enable you to finish your scene plan. It doesn’t make any difference on the off chance that you …

When to Fertilize Bermuda Grass in Texas

February 27, 2023February 20, 2023 by lroane

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Lawn fertilization for Bermuda grass is not like for other lawns. Bermuda grass requires more nitrogen than other greens, but you repay the favor of a lush, abundant, grassy, resistant weed. Know when to fertilize the Bermuda grass, and how to take care of it through the seasons. Soil Analysis For Bermuda Grass Bermuda grass grows best when the soil is very rich in nitrogen, consuming much more than other grass varieties. In the fall, reduce nitrogen in favor of a high-potassium fertilizer to help it resist the harmful effects of winter. With regular tests, you can see which nutrients your lawn consumes and enter a fertilization pattern. Regular Lawn Fertilization for Bermuda Grass During its time of increasing peak, …

Lawn Care Steps to Follow This Spring

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 by R. Watkins

Spring is vital to having a beautiful lawn, since that’s when you start your lawn care in earnest. We are here to make sure you get a proper start with our lawn care steps to follow this spring! Apply your rake The first of the lawn care steps to follow this spring is to remove any thatch from your grass. Thatch is formed from clippings, dead grass and leftover fall leaves, and can really hurt your lawn if unattended. It won’t just threaten the perfect looks of your lawn, either. It can seriously stifle the growth of new grass, and make it uneven. As such, it is in your best interest to remove it, but you will need to do …

St Augustine Grass Care Texas

February 27, 2023January 3, 2023 by lroane

Some truisms exist in hot and humid Texas, and one is that trees in a landscape will eventually shade the yard. If the ground cover is grass, it must be shade tolerant, or you will have some shade, bare ground, and mud. A typical lawn is St Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum). Moreover, It’s a warm, shady, grassy season that does not tolerate freezing temperatures. Traditional and organic gardeners need wintering strategies for Augustine grass, even in Texas. St Augustine Grass St Augustine’s Grass provides a lush, green lawn with coarse, broad blades. It is also recommended for Hardiness Zones 8 through 10 of the Department of Agriculture. Also, The grass spreads quickly through the stolons to form a lush pitched …

Winter Potted Plants Outdoors

December 13, 2022 by Mildred Honeysuckle

Colder months can bring an abundance of problems for our outdoor potted plants. Whether it’s frost and below freezing temperatures, or rainy weather and less sunlight, our plants have to face it all. However, there are tips and tricks we can do as garden lovers to help our plants last through the harsh weather. Our green leafed friends can be complicated at times, and if you’re a novice to it all you may not know where to start. Check out our helpful blog article and learn how to help your container plants get through the winter. Even though your landscape is less work in the fall and winter, there is still yard work to be done, like mowing and edging. …

Planting Root Vegetables in Fall

February 15, 2023November 24, 2021 by Janet Cunningham

If you intend to grow a fall vegetable garden, you should go for planting root vegetables. These vegetables require a short amount of time before they sprout. Additionally, they can withstand the dry conditions of fall. Therefore, you can sow these vegetables in late summer and early fall. They can remain in the garden until the first frosts, and many of them will last even longer. Afterward, you can harvest and store them- or enjoy them immediately in a salad or stew! These low-maintenance vegetables do not require much effort on behalf of the owner. The fall temperature is appropriate to produce root vegetables. The cold soil allows them to incorporate the soil nutrients into their organs and then utilize …

Gardening Tips for Winter in North Texas

November 22, 2021 by Janet Cunningham

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While winters in Texas are usually moderate, there are still periods of freezing weather and your lawn and garden still need care and protection. Here are some tips for how to care for your North Texas landscape. Autumn Prep for Winter In October, start by doing an invasive weed-picking session. Start off with clean garden beds and shrubbery bases to prepare for winter. Remove any dead plants and debris. This will help eliminate nesting areas for pests and breeding grounds for disease. Prepare your newly cleared-out garden beds by adding compost. Winter is a good time for soil to absorb nutrients. Add about 3 inches of compost material to the beds in early November. It will slowly decompose over the …

Common Summer Issues: Drought, Pests, Weeds, and Fungal Diseases

February 15, 2023July 21, 2021 by Janet Cunningham

With all the delights of summer, it also comes with its own list of concerns when it comes to lawn care. Drought, garden pests, summer weeds, and fungal lawn diseases are among the most worrisome. Fortunately, Frisco Lawn Pros is ready to take care of you and your yard no matter what you’re facing. Let’s take a look at each of these factors and learn a bit more about why they’re an issue specifically in the summer: Drought This one seems like a no-brainer. Even though Texas can experience drought any time of the year, it is most hazardous to your landscape in the hot, long days of summer. But the solution may not be as clear-cut as you think. …

Benefits of Pruning and Watering After a Hard Freeze

January 18, 2022March 6, 2021 by Janet Cunningham

Here in North Texas, we scarcely see ore than a day or two at a time of freezing weather. Brief cold snaps with a fleeting sheet of frost pose very little risk of damage to your lawn, garden, shrubs, and trees. But what about every so often, such as this past winter of 2021, when we are met with several consecutive days of below-freezing temperatures? The thing is, North Texas winters are generally so mild that your outdoor plants may not go completely dormant. Not all plants and trees lose all their leaves, or even all their green. This can make live foliage more succeptible to frost damage. Fortunately the experienced team at Frisco Lawn Pros can help you get …