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March 28th, 2013

3/28/2013

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Water! Water! Water!
We are now a week into the Spring Season,
The Landscaper trucks are now out in force,
Spring Clean ups have begun and all I am hearing is,

Water! Water! Water!

Please be Advised,
It is too soon to start watering!
Early morning temps are still freezing,
You can Ice Over the sidewalks and cause a
Slip & Fall  Law Suit

April 15th is a Safe Time to begin the Watering Season
for any new plantings & seeding.

Jimmy's Lawn Sprinkler Service.
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March 20th, 2013

3/20/2013

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Welcome to Spring 2013 !
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Wslcome to March

3/2/2013

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19 Day's Till Spring!

 What to Do to a Lawn After a Flood
  
Overview
One of the last things you do about after a disaster like a flood 
is worry about the front lawn. After the foundation, the basement and the 
appliances are squared away, however, that mess out front will have to be 
rehabilitated before you can grow anything but plantains and bulrushes. The 
first steps in reestablishing a healthy lawn require stabilizing your 
transformed environment.


Effects
Flooding suffocates your lawn. If the flooding is the result of a 
Hurricane storm surge, salt water deposits a load of sodium on the lawn grass 
that can kill it. If water sits on the soil for longer than a week or two, it 
can become "hydric", meaning that all of the air is squeezed out of it, making 
it fit only for aquatic plants and mosses. Most flooding is not so severe, 
however, and it is possible to rehabilitate the lawn. Your objective will be to 
get the air back into the soil and "mitigate", or relieve, any toxicity in it.  


Soil Rescue
Bacteria and chemicals carried by floodwaters must be removed 
before re-planting can proceed. Soil composition may also be severely altered. 
Fertilizer will certainly be washed away. The best way to analyze your soil's 
needs is to contact your local state university extension or USDA field office 
for a soil test. In the meantime, aerate the soil to get air and sunlight to 
struggling roots.  Spread gypsum over aerated soil with saltwater-damage not 
cured by irrigation alone; it will react with gypsum to form sodium sulfate and 
wash through the soil with more irrigation, leaving harmless calcium precipitate
  in its place.


Restoring Equilibrium
Once soil tests are complete, add lime or sulphur to correct pH and
  replace only essential nutrients---usually phosphate and phosphorus---according
  to recommendations; a heavy nitrogen feeding will shock lawn grasses into rapid
  growth in soil that is unable to support it. Lay down top dressing of an inch
or  two of manure or clean compost to establish a new healthy layer of topsoil, 
particularly if the turf is very thin.


Re-Seeding
Methods of reestablishing lawn grass will depend on the degree and 
type of damage done by flooding. Cool-season lawns in northern states may be 
temporarily over-seeded with perennial ryegrass or tall fescue. Overseed with 
ryegrass or bentgrass in warm-season areas. Recovering lawns can be fertilized 
and overseeded in fall. Heavily damaged lawns should be cultivated, fertilized, 
rolled and re-seeded---or sodded--in fall. Mow frequently and water deeply to 
encourage re-establishment of lawn grasses and discourage weed 
growth. -Garden Guides



Read more:  What
to Do to a Lawn After a Flood | Garden Guides
http://www.gardenguides.com/89875-lawn-after-flood.html#ixzz2MQzPb0BQ
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