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Spring Lawn Fertilizer With Crabgrass Preemergent
March 17, 2010 – 6:26 am | No Comment
Spring Lawn Fertilizer With Crabgrass Preemergent

Vigoro Ultra Turf™ Turf Fertilizer with Weed Stop®
I recently stopped at The Home Depot and picked up 5 bags of Vigoro Ultra Turf™ Turf Fertilizer with Weed Stop®. Our lawn is only 3 years old …

Spring Lawn Car Preparations
March 1, 2010 – 12:57 pm | One Comment
Spring Lawn Car Preparations

Spring Lawn Preparations

Spring officially starts on Friday the 20th so I thought it was a good time to talk about spring lawn preparations. Having a healthy attractive lawn doesn’t happen over night and it certainly …

Lawn Core Aeration
September 13, 2009 – 5:00 am | 4 Comments
Lawn Core Aeration

What is Lawn Aeration?
Aerating a lawn is a simple process of removing small cores of soil and grass to allow air, water and nutrients into the root zone. Another way of aerating a lawn is …

Fall Lawn Care
August 28, 2009 – 9:19 am | No Comment
Fall Lawn Care

Fall Lawn Care & Maintenance
Fall lawn care is crucial to a healthy green lawn for the following season. Each fall there are certain lawn care projects that you can do yourself to achieve that healthy …

How To Lubricate John Deere X300
August 2, 2009 – 3:56 pm | 2 Comments
How To Lubricate John Deere X300

John Deere X300 Maintenance
If you own any type of lawn mower then theres a minimum amount of maintenance that needs to be done in order to keep your mower running well. In a previous post …

Replacing Mulching Blades On John Deere X300
June 17, 2009 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Replacing Mulching Blades On John Deere X300

Replacing Dull Mowing Blades
Replacing dull, dented mowing blades is an easy DIY project and it will help keep your lawn looking great and your mower running at it’s best. As you can see in the …

Replacement Blades | John Deere X300 Mulching Mower
June 7, 2009 – 6:00 am | 5 Comments
Replacement Blades | John Deere X300 Mulching Mower

John Deere X300 Mulching Mower
Today I learned an expensive lesson about choosing the correct replacement blades for a John Deere X300 mulching mower. I own a John Deere X300 with a 42″ mowing deck. You …

Troy-Bilt Gas Powered String Trimmer
May 12, 2009 – 8:23 pm | 11 Comments
Troy-Bilt Gas Powered String Trimmer

Gas Powered String Trimmer
Keeping a nicely trimmed lawn requires a few basic tools and a string trimmer is high on the list. Lots of folks use electric string trimmers but I really recommend you spend …