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Got (Earth)Worms?

earthworm castingEveryone wants the dream lawn they can walk on barefoot or push a lawnmower over with ease.  To some, this may sound like a dream.  Rough, bumpy, uneven lawns can be a pain to walk on or to push a mower over.  The cause isn’t a disease or critter, but you might be surprised who the culprit is. Continue reading


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Preemergents Can Only Do So Much

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Applying preemergent now won’t help with henbit. Photo from cropwatch.unl.edu

No matter how a hard we try, we can’t predict Mother Nature, especially in Nebraska.  The weather this year, throws all of my previous application recommendations for crabgrass preemergence herbicides out the window.  On the bright side, we have been enjoying plenty of days with warm temperatures and so have our lawns and the weeds in them.  Continue reading