Lawn fungus usually shows up after a stretch of warm, humid weather. Brown circles appear overnight, pale spots spread across the yard, or your…
During pollen season, a pool that was clean the night before can have a yellow film across the surface by morning. The film collects…
Green algae shows up after a heat wave, a week of storms, or a vacation when nobody checked the chlorine. A pool can go…
Chickweed takes advantage of thin, damp, or stressed areas of lawn, the same weak spots that let foxtail seed heads spread through a lawn…
Foxtail is a grass growing in a lawn, so most broadleaf weed killers that handle low-growing winter weeds like chickweed will not get rid…
Walk into any pool store, and you’ll find chlorine tablets on one shelf and bags labeled “shock” on another, priced differently, described differently, and…
Bermuda grass spreads in two ways. Runners creep across the surface and root as they go, much like foxtail seed heads spreading through a…
White water mold grows in places a shock doesn’t reach well: inside pipes, in the filter, in the skimmer, and behind the pool light.…
Cool-season grass needs different care throughout the year. Mow, fertilize, water, aerate, and overseed at the wrong time, and you can stress the lawn…
Winterizing your lawn means preparing both the grass and irrigation system for freezing temperatures. The irrigation system needs attention first: water left in sprinkler…
Aeration, overseeding, and fertilizing can all improve a lawn, but the order matters. Do them out of sequence, and you can waste seed, fertilizer,…
Uneven watering can leave one part of your lawn dry, pale, or thinning while the rest stays healthy. Running the zone longer often makes…
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