http://www.peterslawnservice.com/blog Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:09:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In todays world, the American lawn is commonplace and is the single most labor intensive part of our landscape. Quality turf requires water, fertilizer, pesticides, gasoline for mowing and much work to maintain.  Increased environmental concerns are causing people to think about the way they maintain their personal lawns.  Proper lawn care and ... http://www.peterslawnservice.com/blog/?p=3 It seems there are many myths about dog urine and its effect on lawns.  Female dogs seem to get blamed more than males simply because they tend to empty their bladders in one spot, wheras males like to spread it around.  The damage done by dog urine is caused by ... http://www.peterslawnservice.com/blog/?p=9 With increased environmental concerns, Organic lawncare has been a hot topic and Corn gluten has been a favorite application for those seeking organic lawn care.  Corn gluten has no post-emergent effect on killing broadleaf weeds. Claims have been made that corn gluten prevents weed seeds from germinating, but only after repeated heavy applications (20 pounds ... http://www.peterslawnservice.com/blog/?p=6 Be wary of lawn care companies that claim to fertilize with every application. When fertilizer is added to a broadleaf herbicide in the liquid form, you only receive a very small percentage of fertilizer.  Make sure you know the analysis and rate of application. For example, a 10-0-5 contains 10% Nitrogen. A ... http://www.peterslawnservice.com/blog/?p=5 Dethatching with tines or a rake may pull up some dead grass but will not get rid of thatch. The typical thatch layer in turf may be over an inch below the surface. When you rake or run a dethatcher over your lawn you are only scratching the surface and ... http://www.peterslawnservice.com/blog/?p=4