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Scalping Your Lawn March 24th, 2010

It’s spring time again, and that means lawn care responsibility is about in increase. That isn’t a bad thing either. Just make sure you know the proper steps to take as you start your regular lawn care maintenance.

The first step of the new lawn season is scalping your lawn. Scalping encourages earlier healthy grass growth and also helps prevent thatch and weed growth throughout the summer.

It is so important to scalp your lawn at the proper time. Scalping to early can have a negative effect on your lawn. When you scalp, the frost season needs to be completely over. For Georgia, waiting until the 2nd or 3rd week of April is a perfect time.

To scalp your lawn, lower your mower’s blades to the lowest setting and mow your lawn. Make sure you bag your clippings for this process. If your grass is thicker and taller you might want to mow it twice, once on a higher setting, then on the lowest.

Once you have done this, maintain a regular mow on your lawn.

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Dethatching A Lawn March 17th, 2010

What exactly is a thatch?

Thatches are both living and dead roots, leaves, stems and other like things that line your yard’s soil. It isn’t a big deal until that thatch becomes too thick, preventing the grass from being able to grow.

What To Do:

You can do it manually or use a dethatcher machine. Both work, one just takes more effort and time. When using a dethatcher, the machine pulls up the thatch, breaking it up and redistributing it out onto your lawn, where it is no longer a hindrance to your lawn.

This can also be done manually, but takes a lot of time and energy. You can use a rake to break up the thatch, or use a shovel and scrape up the thatch. We recommend professional help to do this so you don’t damage your lawn, but it if you know the right steps, and have the patience, you are able to do it by yourself.

Remember this: When it comes to dethatching your lawn, there are a few rules that need to be known:

Make sure you wait for your lawn to be dry before you start dethatching.

Dethatching works best when the weather is cooler.

To get a proper dethatched lawn, multiple dethatchings should take place.

Don’t dethatch your lawn unless it needs to be, otherwise you might cause damage.

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3 Rules of Organic Lawn Care March 12th, 2010

If you are not used to an organic lawn, there are probably a few things that you might forget to do. We have created a list of organic lawn care maintenance items to make sure your lawn stays healthy and green.

Rule 1:

Don’t Cut your Grass Low

Make sure that you cut your grass in increments and never cut your lawn too close to the ground. Longer grass provides better shade from the sun to help seeds grow at an optimal speed.

Rule 2:

More Seed is More Green

Because there are millions of seeds contributing to you lawn as a whole you need to make sure that you yearly reseed your lawn. The thicker your lawn is, the more likely you are able to crowd out weeds and other lawn killers.

Rule 3:

Aerate

Make sure you Aerate once a year as well. Aeration provides quicker access for water and air to get to the roots of your lawn and nourish the source. Aeration can make your lawn stand out from all the rest.

We hope the 3 rules of Organic Lawn Care help you have the best looking yard in the neighborhood, and if you have any questions, contact weedpro today for all your organic lawn care needs.

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Weed Pro Prize and Coupon Give-A-Way!!! | Contest Rules March 4th, 2010

Lucy is surprised about the weed pro giveaway Don’t act so surprised, Lucy. Weed Pro is giving away prizes!

We know how important it is to have a good-lookin’ lawn. Unfortunately, all too often those pesky weeds get in the way. Well, we’ve created a way for you to practice pulling out those weeds. If you’re good enough, you just might win some prizes along the way.

Here’s the deal: We’ve created a fun and exciting game on our website to test your weed-pulling skills. All we want you to do is play the game and we’ll give you 3 different ways to win some prizes and coupons. Here are the rules:

High Score Contest

If you can get the highest score by March 31st then Weed Pro will give you a prize! All you have to do to win is become a fan of our facebook page and post your highest score on our wall. If you have the highest score by the end of the month then not only will you have bragging rights in the state of Georgia, but you’ll have won a gift certificate to Copelands of New Orleans! But check back often…you don’t want anyone to beat you!

Refer a Friend Contest

We hope you’re happy with our services here at Weed Pro. We’d love for you to tell your friends about us, too. But, what’s in it for you? At the end of the game is a link where you can send the game to a friend. If you refer the most friends by March 31st then you can win a gift certificate to Copelands of New Orleans!

Coupons

We’ll randomly pick one of our new Facebook followers on March 31st to receive a free coupon for Weed Pro Lawn Care service. You can also click on the big orange link at the end of the game to send us your information to get a free coupon.

So what are you waiting for? Check out the game!

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