Fall is upon us here in the New River Valley. We’ve already had some cooler temperatures and the leaves are starting to change across the area. We at Green Care Turf have been busy with the many fall services that we provide to care for our clients’ lawns before the cold of winter sets
It’s hard to believe that it’s almost back-to-school season! This busy time of year for many families is also a crucial season for caring for your lawn. The Green Care team will soon be tackling many important lawn care tasks for our clients. From N fertilizer and lime applications to core aerations, there is
Photo by Oregon State University Extension via Flickr. Photo used according to CC BY-SA 2.0 license. After what seemed like a fairly cool September, we enjoyed a lot of warmer temperatures throughout the past few weeks of October here in the New River Valley. The team at Green Care has certainly enjoyed
Fertilizing your grass is an important step if you want to have a healthy, green lawn for as much of the year as possible. Here in the New River Valley of Virginia, most lawns consist primarily of cool season grasses. These grasses do their growing in the cooler temperatures of spring and fall. Fertilizers
While spring started off unseasonably warm, it slowed to a halt with much cooler than normal temperatures throughout most of May. Now as we come off of nearly a week of torrential rains, many of us may be wishing for warmer and drier weather! Last month here on the blog, we discussed the differences
We started off spring in a hurry here in the New River Valley of Virginia. That, along with the stay-at-home requirements in this time of COVID-19, has many people doing yard and landscaping work whenever the weather has allowed for it. Spending all this time in own backyards may have many homeowners noticing the
We started off fall with abnormally high temperatures and low rainfall totals that put the New River Valley into drought conditions. As of October 22, our area was still in a moderate drought, according to the National Weather Service in Blacksburg. Since then, we have received several widespread rain events, including severe storms, that
We’ve officially entered fall as of last week, but the weather here in the New River Valley felt much more like summer for the whole month of September. With high temperatures and extremely low rainfall totals, the lawns in our area are looking more like they often do in mid July—dry and brown—than they
As summer winds to a close yet again, we had been experiencing hot and abnormally dry conditions in parts of the New River Valley recently. But as the kids are back in school now, many of us shift our focus to fall—the football, kids’ activities, and a break from the heat of summer with
The leaves are reaching their peak fall colors here in the Green Care service area! While you’re enjoying the beauty of the season, in the back of your mind you’re probably thinking that soon enough, all those leaves will be covering your lawn rather than hanging from the trees. Have you ever wondered what
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