replace yard grass

How to replace your yard grass

Replacing your yard grass means getting rid of the existing one then growing a new lawn. It’s a three-part process–killing the grass, preparing the land, then planting the new grass. Give your lawn a fresh start: Kill the grass with your preferred method If more than half of your lawn is unhealthy, start from scratch.

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How to Care for a Calandiva Plant

How to Care for a Calandiva Plant

Calandiva (Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana Calandiva) is a succulent native to Madagascar. It is loved for its appealing features, especially its ability to blossom for eight full weeks during early spring and late winter, and requires minimal care. Its flowers also come in vibrant colors: red, white, yellow, pink, lavender, and orange. Calandiva will also grow outdoors

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How to Prune Rhododendron

How to Prune Rhododendron

If you have a rhododendron plant and want it to bloom correctly, you have to take care of it. While the plant may grow well in the wild with no supervision, any gardener will tell you that they respond even better to pruning. Regular pruning is important to maintain a good shape and for the

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How to Propagate Rhododendron

How to Propagate Rhododendron

Raising plants from seeds is the simplest propagation method. But for rhododendrons, you can propagate them through vegetative means due to the natural variation that occurs from the use of ovules. The usual vegetative way is cuttings. You use small stems from the parent plant, and under controlled conditions, they grow into a new plant.

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how to fertilize a pecan tree

How to Fertilize a Pecan Tree

When it comes to farming pecan trees, you will either get a bumper harvest or get hollow shells with barely any pecans, which is all down to your tree’s nourishment. How do you ensure your pecan trees give you a bumper harvest year in year out? The key is to fertilize them when they need

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How to Winterize Sprinkler Systems

How to Winterize Sprinkler Systems?

To keep your irrigation system running, you need to winterize the sprinkler system. The process can be hectic if it’s your first time. You may require some professional consultation to know your system parts were located and how to drain the winter’s sprinkler system. The process involves three main techniques that are blow-out, manual, and

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how to prepare your daylilies for winter

How to Winterize Daylilies

Daylilies are perennial plants. They are hardy plants but still require extra care, especially during winter. Some of the care practices include mulching, covering them, and more to overcome extreme temperatures, preparing lilies for winter. After the dormancy period, these plants will later flourish in spring. What to Do with Lilies Over Winter Will daylilies

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orbit sprinkler troubleshooting

Orbit Sprinkler Timer Troubleshooting Guide

Various Orbit Watermaster Sprinkler timers are available in the market, each with varying features and controls. However, the approaches for handling common problems with these devices are similar and not model-specific. If you are having trouble with your Orbit Watermaster timer, you can try to resolve it by performing the troubleshooting steps below. The steps

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How to Save a Dying Rhododendron

How to Save a Dying Rhododendron

Rhododendrons are a genus of woody plants popularly known for their attractive flowers. They are widely ranged and comprise of about 850 species. They are sometimes referred to as the ‘red tree’ from the red flowers and woody growth of some species. They can be evergreen to deciduous or low growing ground covers to tall

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