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Mark Marino
7 Lawn Weeds with White Flowers (Identification + Control)
White-flowered weeds may look harmless—even pretty—but they can quickly overtake your lawn if left untreated. These invasive plants compete with grass for nutrients, water, and sunlight, leading to thin, patchy turf. Identifying these weeds by ...
How To Get Rid Of Fire Ants (Kill & Prevent Ants in Your Lawn & Home)
Have you been struggling to kill fire ants around your home or business? If so, you are not alone. A single fire ant mound can have more than 200,000 members , and ‘bud’ into dozens ...
How to Level a Lawn (Make Your Bumpy Yard Flat & Level)
A somewhat uneven lawn might not seem like a problem, and over time, any lawn can develop uneven spots. However, unlevel lawns can indicate problems such as poor drainage. Ignoring the dips in your lawn ...
Iron for Lawns: Tips for Greener, Healthier Grass
Do you ever pass a neighbor’s dark green grass and wonder how they get such a lush, green lawn? If your lawn remains a pale green verging on yellow, it might be suffering from an ...
How To Get Rid of Crabgrass in the Summer (2023)
No one wants to ruin their lawn in the summertime by having crabgrass plants popping up throughout. Establishing a thick, healthy turf is essential at preventing lawn weeds – both grassy weeds and broadleaf weeds. ...
When Does Crabgrass Die? (The Lifecycle of Crabgrass Explained)
Crabgrass is one of the most common and most troublesome lawn weeds in America. A crabgrass infestation can take over your good lawn grasses – including turf type tall fescue – in as little as ...
Lawn Mushrooms in Yard [Good, Bad & Causes for Mushrooms]
Under the right growing conditions, mushroom growth is a common occurrence. Beneficial fungi are typically present in soil, breaking down organic material, which is one of the key roles they play in nature. Mushrooms serve ...
Weeds With Purple Flowers: Identification and Control
LAWN PHIX PRO TIPS After treating hundreds of residential and commercial properties, I can confidently say that these purple-flowered broadleaf weeds are the No. 1 nemesis. They’re a battle, but follow these tips to keep ...
Weeds with Yellow Flowers (Common Lawn Weed Guide)
Weeds–tenacious plants that interfere with lawns, flower beds, even agricultural crops. Hardcore survivalists, weeds compete, sometimes mercilessly, with the less aggressive plants we strive to grow for essential nutrients, water, and even sunlight. As gardeners, ...
THE 5 BEST Nutsedge Killers (Top Products for 2024)
LAWN PHIX PRO PICK There was a lot of rain here in the Northeast in 2023, bringing on a lot of nutsedge. Many of my new customers this season were stricken. I chose Empero herbicide ...
Scott’s GrubEx vs Bayer Grub Control
If you or your neighbors had issues with Japanese beetles and grubs in the past, then when to apply grub control should be a priority on your lawn care schedule. There are many brands, active ...
THE BEST Crabgrass Removal Tools (2023 Reviews)
Crabgrass is a stubborn lawn weed. It gets its name because of its appearance. Crabgrass grows low to the ground and its stems grow out from the clump in the center, which looks like crab ...