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Lawncare Tips

Here are a few issues we are currently looking for as we apply the summer fertilizer!...

23 July, 2012

Here is the latest update from the UNL Turfgrass Program. It includes important information about watering your lawn to ensure survival during the drought: How long will Kentucky bluegrass or tall fescue survive when dormant?...

27 June, 2012

Fall is here and the honey-do list keeps growing longer. Let Omaha Friendly Services help get your lawn and landscape into shape before winter approaches! What you do with your lawn and landscape in the fall helps determine how your property will look when spring arrives. Below is a...

21 October, 2011

This is some great advice via PLANET. Did we mention we give free estimates? The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) offers consumers advice about how to tackle their yard. It is important to know when doing it yourself is a good option and when it is best...

30 September, 2011

The University of Nebraska at Lincoln recently released its latest horticulture update.  The following is taken directly from their release and details  lawn problems that are currently occurring. White grubs- Three-year (May/June beetles) and annual white grubs (masked chafers and Japanese beetles) damage is appearing. Damage initially appears as...

05 August, 2011

Do: Continue to mow regularly, never removing more than 1/3 of the grass in one mow. Continue to mow at a higher setting to shade the grass blades. Mow with a sharp blade to prevent the grass trips from fraying.  Frayed tips increases yours lawn’s susceptibility to pests...

01 August, 2011

Below you will find some timely gardening tips taken from the University of Nebraska’s weekly Horticulture update. Blossom end rot (Tomato) is a common problem of tomatoes, but also occurs on peppers, eggplant, squash and watermelon. It appears as a flat, dry, sunken, brown rot on the...

19 July, 2011

The University of Nebraska at Lincoln does a great job of researching proper turf management.  In fact, we try to model our lawncare program around their recommendations.  Following their recommendation, we have started our third application–  grub control.  The fertilizer is low in Nitrogen to...

08 July, 2011

It looks like this year is going to be a repeat of last year.  We’ve received over 150% of normal precipitation over the last 30 days.  The massive amount of precipitation has discouraged root growth.  Now that the heat is setting in, photsynthetic activity is...

08 July, 2011

Second Application It seems like it has taken awhile to warm up, but spring in finally here! The spring seeding window (the time of spring with moderate temperatures that allows seed to germinate) is coming to an end and it is time to put down the...

23 May, 2011