Published on Monday, September 30, 2024
The grass in your yard has a "life cycle" that depends on the type of grass and the climate it grows in. In the Columbia, Waterloo, and St. Louis region, most lawns are made up of cool-season grasses. These grasses are well-suited for our colder winters, going dormant in the winter and greening up as spring arrives. Understanding this life cycle can help you time your lawn care tasks, such as fertilizing and weed control, for a lush, healthy yard all year long.
A Year in...
Published on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Brown patch fungus is a common lawn disease that can wreak havoc on grass, particularly during warm and humid conditions. This article will delve into what brown patch fungus is, how it starts and spreads, how to identify it, and most importantly, how to treat and prevent it.
What is Brown Patch Fungus
Brown patch fungus is a disease that primarily affects cool-season grasses like tall fescue, ryegrass, and Kentucky bluegrass, but it can also impact some warm-season...
Published on Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Transforming your lawn into a vibrant, healthy landscape doesn't happen overnight, but with thoughtful planning and consistent care, you can achieve a lush, inviting yard. From selecting the right plants to understanding optimal maintenance practices, here's a comprehensive guide to help you create and maintain a stunning landscape throughout the year.
Planting for Success
Choosing the Right Plants:
Begin by considering your region's climate and soil...
Published on Monday, July 31, 2023
Maintaining a lush and healthy lawn is a goal shared by many homeowners, but achieving that perfect green carpet can be a challenging task. Over time, lawns can suffer from compacted soil, thinning grass, and weed invasion. Fortunately, two essential practices can help rejuvenate your lawn and bring back its vibrancy: aeration and overseeding. In this blog, we'll delve into the incredible benefits of aeration and overseeding, and how these simple yet effective techniques can transform...
Published on Friday, April 28, 2023
When you Google, "how do you kill weeds in grass", you get solutions like RoundUp, horticultural vinegar, boiling water, salt water, and gasoline. While all those suggestions are true, they also kill EVERYTHING as a result. Far too often we get phone calls from people who have sprayed weed killer on their lawns and the result is white/yellow patches everywhere. That's because the product they used killed grass and all.
Our suggestion, only use those products on driveways, back...
Published on Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Fall is the best time to aerate and overseed a lawn. The cool nights and mild, shorter days provide the ideal conditions for seed germination. Seed also stands a better chance of retaining moisture in these conditions, plus seedlings will thrive without the extreme heat that occurs in the summer months. When seeding your lawn, the two most important things to remember are to make sure and establish a seed-to-soil contact and to water the new seedlings regularly.
Establish Seed-to-Soil...
Published on Monday, August 29, 2022
With Fall around the corner, you could be thinking about pumpkins, leaves and cooler weather, but did you know it's also a great time of year for lawn care and maintenance?
Cool weather translates into optimal growing conditions for your lawn, giving you the perfect opportunity to address any damage done by the Summer heat. It also helps you prepare your lawn for the Winter, and sets it up for a successful Spring.
Aerating and overseeding your lawn are two things that should be done...
Published on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
When mother nature delivers a soggy spring or a summer heat wave, it stresses your lawn. Stressed or unhealthy lawns are much more likely to develop disease (aka. fungus); so the better you care for your lawn, the better the grass will be able to handle the natural conditions in your area.
Fungal diseases in your lawn can take on a variety of forms. From dead-looking brown patches to highly visible spots, threads, rings, or slimes, once fungus strikes your yard, it can be difficult to treat.
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Published on Thursday, April 28, 2022
When it comes to our homes, we do so much to create a safe environment. We install smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, security alarms, video cameras and so on and so forth. But what do we do to protect our loved ones outside? What do we do to ensure the safety of everyone who enters our backyards?
Linnemann Lawn Care and Landscaping ensures that your property is safe from the one insect that can wreak the most havoc on you and your guests - MOSQUITOS! This insect is the number one...
Published on Monday, March 28, 2022
The grass that makes up your yard area has a "life cycle." This life cycle is based on what type of grass you have and the climate it is growing in (ie. warm-season, cool-season or biennial grasses). Here in Illinois, our grasses are in the cool-season life cycle as they endure the long, cold winters and regreen in the spring. By understanding the life cycle of grass, you'll be able to determine the best time to fertilize your lawn and treat for...
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