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For some of you the time to rake leaves has probably already shown up. In my neighborhood it seems like that time of year is slowly starting. The other day I mowed our front lawn and took care of the leaves out back. For a few years now I’ve used a Toro rake and vac. …

This afternoon I read a story in the newspaper that talked about life imitating art. I wasn’t aware that someone had actually done this before as well. Oregon gas station owner Kent Couch ( almost seems like a made up name for this story ) completed a real life Danny Deckchair adventure. The journey started …

This week is probably the last chance to start the repair process for your Sun damaged lawn. I just purchased Safer Brand Magic Start Grass Patch Northern last week to repair the bare spots in our yard. Unfortunately the order arrived the day it started raining. So I haven’t been able to get the product …

One day when I was applying TerraCycle lawn fertilizer a young girl asked me if it was ok if she walked on our lawn. I found this interesting for several reasons. In the past I can think of only two other times someone was polite enough to ask if they could use our yard as …

When using Milky Spore to fight a Japanese Beetles infestation should you also spray insecticide? The whole point of Milky Spore is to spread the disease. With time the Milky Spore Disease builds up a defense against this destructive pest. If insecticide is used this reduces the number of Japanese Beetles to infect and help …

There seems to be a wide variety of opinions when it comes to how to eradicate Japanese beetles. Every time I read an article advice varies and is conflicting. This debate was readily apparent in a series of stories in our local paper the State Journal Register. Unfortunately even when using exact titles for search …