The next time you’re out working on you 6 or 7th job of the day, and you just wish the mower was better, newer, bigger or whatever, think about what you could be using.
Novelty Mower circa 1874
This the Novelty Lawn Mower from April of 1874.
Its weight was a mere 20 lbs,and why it even had a 20″ cut,
and best of all its hand powered.
Still hate your mower??
Everyone with a home longs to have a beautiful, lush, professional looking lawn. The upside to this is a well-maintained lawn will add value to the home itself, and it will boost your self-esteem to have a lawn admired by others. The problem is that a well-maintained yard requires regular work, and not everyone appreciates this fact. You must take certain steps regularly to accomplish this goal.
1. Weekly lawn mowing is probably the most important step to take. Be sure to keep the blades on your mowing equipment sharp. This will allow the mower to cut, and not to tear or shred the blades of grass. Check with the professionals in your area to find out the optimal height for your type to turf grass. Maintain the lawn at the same overall height, this will help to reduce the amount of stress on the grass; also, it will look better if the entire lawn has been cut at the same height.
2. Regular watering is a requirement for any lawn. Plants of any type require regular watering, and your lawn is the same way. One of the worst things that could happen to your lawn would be for it to go without water until it turns brown. This could and probably will kill a good portion of your lawn turf, the portion of the lawn that does not die off, will be in very poor health. You should avoid this situation if possible, since it is very difficult for a lawn to recover from this. Remember, proper watering will help to promote the health and color of your lawn.
3. Weed, Weed, Weed. This is another factor than can harm your lawn. You should make an effort to keep weeds from taking over any area of your lawn. Once they take hold, you will wish you had spent more time weeding. The weeds take moisture and nutrients meant for your lawn. The weeds can also begin to choke out the grass, leaving you with a mixture of your favorite turf grass, and your least favorite weeds. While on your knees weeding, also look out for pests that can also damage your lawn. You can use pesticides to handle the bugs, insects, and other pests that can infest your lawn, because these critters can cause the same effects on your lawn as weeds.
There are various systems, methods, plans, steps and other things to ensure a lush lawn. However, just by following the simple, basic steps above, you will make a good start on your journey to having a beautiful lawn.
These are the kind of things that go thru my mind while I’m working. And yes I know that watering turf is not really necessary now during the winter, but I believe that now is the time to decide on how to handle these things. How much water should I give my lawn weekly? All things considered, an average lawn will generally need from 1 to 1.5 inches of water a week under normal conditions, now this can come from irrigation or rain or a combination of both, your lawn won’t care. My other thought was, when is the best time to irrigate? In some circles this question can cause an argument. In my experience, it seems that early in the morning is the best time to water. If you water at night, the turf will stay wet for a long time, and this can invite disease to invade your lawn turf, so avoid this if possible. If you water during the day, the turf will dry quickly, but you lose most of your water thru evaporation, so overall early morning watering seems to work the best.
Your thoughts or comments are welcome..
We’ve been working on these for a while as we’ve had time and finally got two of them done.
You can get our How-To install an irrigation system DVD and our How-To Install a low voltage lighting DVD both for only $47. We will be selling them for $27 each.
You can click here to find out more or click on the picture below….
In addition to these two DVD’s, we have 4 more about to be ready.
1. Estimating for Lawn Care Businesses. This covers how to estimate jobs, etc.
2. How To Set up and Run a Fertilization Business. Covers all aspects of starting and running a fertilization division for your lawn care business.
3. Retaining Walls
4. Installing pavers. This may be 2 DVD’s. We have so much footage shot it may nto fit on one DVD!
I try to write articles based on the questions I get via email and on the phone. I had receved several about doing sod jobs and a couple about weeds. Particuraly Dandelions and Crabgrass.
Here’s the latest articels I’ve posted:
I’m working on some other articles to answer questions I received in the past few weeks. I’ll post them over the next day or so…
Patrikc
I’ve been working hard to finish up our first 4 lawn care / landscaping DVD’s. We are just about done.
They are:
1. Landscaping basics (This DVD covers us doing planning with the software we use to do before and after shots, the basic install, etc)
2. Low Voltage Landscape Lighting. (This DVD covers us doing an install, goes over tips, tricks, etc)
3. Irrigation Installation (This DVD Covers us doing an install of an irrigation system at a new house. Includes planning, layout, installation, testing, etc)
4. Pavers (This DVD Covers us doing an install at a new construction job site from start to finish)
I’ll start posting samples of each over the next few days. Stay Tuned!
All the DVD’s are 1 to 1 1/2 hours long and are really cool (if I do say so myself)
Thanks!
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