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Last year at the HOA house, the HH and I spread 5 yards of Tagro over our front and back lawn and then reseeded the lawn with grass seed. We wanted to make sure the lawn {which was looking a little spotty!}, was looking great for when we put the house on the market. We Read More >>
Taking care of the grass is totally my husbands department, but I know some of you do it all, so here’s a quick and dirty guide on fall lawn care and prepping your lawn for winter: First, now that it is cooler, lower your lawn blade {keeping your lawn blade higher in the summer protects Read More >>
I coveted thy neighbors newly constructed garden beds. I tried making a shopping bag out of some 15lb. seed bags. All was going well till I started to itch. Did you know they treat grass seed with fungicide? Me neither. So no bag for me (or my red, bumpy, fungicide rash). I tried to get Read More >>
