Why Overseed Most homeowners plant grass seed once and wonder why their lawn gets thinner and weedier every year. That’s because even with proper fertilization, turf grass reproduction naturally slows down over the years and lawns simply need more seeds…
Bare spots happen. They’re unsightly and discouraging, but fixable. When The best time, just like for starting a new lawn, is from August 20 to October 15. The second best time is in the spring. How Remove plant debris with…
What Are Weeds? Any plant we don’t want, at least where they’re growing. There are annual, biennial and perennial weeds. Some of them produce unbelievable amounts of seed from single plants – 15,000 for ragweed, 52,000 for purslane, and so…
As we move into spring, days are getting longer and warmer, and once again lawns in the Washington area are turning green and starting another season of growth. Behnke’s is offering a few simple tips to get your lawn off to a great start this Spring.
A broad expanse of lush, cool green grass, uniformly cut, cries out for bare feet and self-satisfaction. Throughout the hot Summer months, the cool green blanket frames our homes and gardens, and provides relief from information overload. Carefully nurtured expanses…