Three major insect pests can cause dead areas in the lawn. Chinch bugs, mole crickets and sod webworms can infest St. Augustine type grasses. Chinch bugs do not affect Bahiagrass but the other insects do. Insects are seasonal and defensive action should be take when they are most likely to attack.

Be willing to accept a less than perfect lawn. Respond to the brown spots by hand watering not by watering the entire yard. Check the coverage of sprinklers and look for broken lines or heads and clogged nozzles. Also check for disease or insect problems. Not all brown spots are caused by water problems.

No. Gypsy moths are not particularly fond of conifers. If there is nothing else for the caterpillars to eat they will feed on Douglas Fir and some pine species. However, it is questionable if they could maintain reproducing populations on a steady diet of conifers.

These most likely are due to lack of water in an extreme drought or chinch bugs. Todd Valley Farms buffalograss varieties require about 1/4 the amount of water of normal turfgrass. If your Buffalograss is under drought stress the grass blades will get a purplish color. Watch for this. Water deep to replenish the soil with moisture and the purple color will go away. If you fail to see this sign of stress and your buffalograss goes brown, do not panic.

YES - Female dogs, particularly large female dogs leave a large quantity of urine in one spot. The salt in the urine burns the grass. Hybrid bermuda grass normally recovers within two weeks. To prevent urine burn, give your dog METHIGEL, a natural vitamin available through a veterinarian.

Lightly rake the surface inch of soil to remove dead debris and properly prepare the area for seeding. Select a grass seed that is the same type as already growing in your lawn. Lightly apply seed to the soil surface and gently pack to firm the seed into the soil. Apply a light layer of straw or seeding mulch to encourage rapid seed germination. Water lightly until the seed has fully emerged. Do not apply crabgrass preventer to newly seeded areas of your lawn.

We have a number of rose planted under fir trees, although since they get reduced sunlight they may not bloom as much.

This tell-tale "frog-eye" pattern is caused by several fungi. Called Fusarium blight, this is generally only a problem from June through August. Two of the most susceptible grass varieties are bentgrass and Kentucky bluegrass. Lawns are particularly susceptible to the disease when they are under stress from drought. Once these fungi go to work in your yard, you may have trouble stopping them. Your best bet may be to re-seed with resistant grass varieties.

Tree lawn trees are trimmed by the City on a priority basis depending upon how hazardous the condition is. To make a tree trimming request, call the Public Works Department, 216-491-1490.

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The Arbor Day Foundation does not condone the practice of tree topping. Topping creates many problems for trees including insect infestations and diseases, weak limbs, shock and starvation to the tree and poor aesthetic qualities. For more information on tree topping, please contact Member Services for Tree City USA Bulletin #8 "Don't Top Trees". This bulletin is available for $3.

Bare spot causes include; too heavy an application of glaze or underglaze, oil from the skin, accumulation of dust or other foreign substances, or hard spots on the bisque.

Your lawn may have a disease called Spring Dead Spot. This disease is very difficult to control. Rake the dead areas to encourage fill in from healthy grass plants growing adjacent to the spot.

This could be the result of billbug damage. Bluegrass billbug is a weevil species that lays eggs in the stems of grass plants in late spring. The eggs hatch and bore into the stem as they migrate to the base of the plant, emerging in the soil and begin to feed on the grass plants roots. The small tufts of dead grass result from their feeding behavior.

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Yes, because Nutri-Pak® is guaranteed not to burn young roots and will never over or under feed the plant or tree.

organic or time-release fertilizer balanced in all three elements: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (N-P-K). We use Nature's Turf 15-1-6, Turf Saver 4-3-4 and Tree Saver 3-0-20 from John Deere's natural line.

Although lawns benefit greatly from a late fall fertilizer, trees and shrubs do not. The fertilizer, which is mainly nitrogen, encourages new shoot growth in woody plants. Encouraging new growth at the end of the growing season may allow a greater chance of winter damage. Late fall pruning is also not recommended, unless the branches are damaged or my break to a heavy snow load. Grass clippings do not make good mulch for roses.

Because we have state of the art equipment, provide proper pruning practices for the health and well being of your trees. We are also licensed and fully insured with Liability and Workers Compensation.