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Poison Ivy………… Leaves of Three, Leave Them Be!
If you ever came in contact with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac you know exactly the type of painful skin irritation one can...
Joseph Pacocha
Jul 13, 20121 min read
Your Lawn Needs Water ........ Help!
When watering your lawn, you should really strive to water less often, but for longer periods of time. The goal is to drive the grass...
Joseph Pacocha
Jul 8, 20121 min read
Types of Herbicides: Non-Selective VS. Selective
You need to know the difference between a non-selective and a selective herbicide before you perform or authorize any herbicide...
Joseph Pacocha
Jun 10, 20121 min read
The stubborn grassy weed with a strange name………….. Quackgrass!
Quackgrass is a perennial grassy weed that is very difficult to eradicate from a lawn. This persistent grassy weed can take over your...
Joseph Pacocha
May 16, 20121 min read
Apply a crabgrass preventer to your lawn or plant grass seed.…please choose only one!
The challenge we turf grass managers face every spring season (in particular) is that in order to prevent the annual unwanted grassy weed...
Joseph Pacocha
Apr 25, 20122 min read
Shatter your soil for a better lawn!
A great way to increase air, water and nutrient flow to your lawn’s root zone is by performing core aeration. Core aeration...
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 23, 20121 min read
Plant a fence!
Wood, metal and vinyl are all common materials used to construct a common fence, but there are many limitations you should consider. Many...
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 11, 20122 min read
Is it only snow plowing that I need?
There are many properties that require more than one form of snow removal to achieve the best results. As many of us know, snow can be...
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 8, 20122 min read
The damaging power of ice!
Many of us carefully travel atop slippery icy surfaces every winter with great care and awareness. We do our very best to lower the...
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 5, 20121 min read
A few proven ways to rebuild lawn density
Lawn renovation is the process of rebuilding your lawn’s density by mechanical and manual means. To begin we normally core aerate all...
Joseph Pacocha
Feb 27, 20122 min read
Planting a new lawn by seed vs. sod
My professional opinion on the use of sod is that I will recommend it only when absolutely necessary. The reason we like growing a lawn...
Joseph Pacocha
Feb 26, 20122 min read
How may I help you?
Thank you for taking the time to review my lawn, landscape and snow management related writings. My promise is to share relevant...
Joseph Pacocha
Feb 5, 20121 min read
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