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Grubs – What Can They Do to Your Lawn?
Grubs, also known as White Grubs, are a juvenile stage of Japanese Beetles or May/June Beetles. During July, adult beetles lay eggs in the soil. Those eggs hatch at the end of summer. The grub stage then feeds on the roots of the lawn. The grubs feed on the lawn...
How Much Does Lawn Care Cost? Fertilization and Weed Control Plan
On average, the cost of a lawn fertilization and weed control treatment plan in the Twin Cities or Western Wisconsin is around $330 a year for a 5,000 square foot lawn. So what will be the cost for your lawn? Overall, the cost for your lawn depends on its size, number...
No Mow May: What Does this Mean for Your Lawn?
What is No Mow May? No Mow May is an effort to increase pollinator food source in the early spring. Participating homeowners are encouraged to not mow their lawn during the month of May. This allows plants/weeds in the lawn to flower. Plants/weeds in the lawn are...
Dandelions: What Should You Know?
As the old adage goes, April showers bring May flowers. Blooming dandelions are a sure sign that spring is here. For some, dandelions are a welcome sign and a memory of childhood. For others, dandelions drive them crazy. Here is what you can do to help manage...
What Are The Crucial Spring Tree Services?
Spring fertilization encourages new growth and overall health. Fertilization can also help plants recover from winter damage. As the weather warms, diseases and insects also emerge and begin infecting trees and shrubs. Apple scab is a foliar disease on apple and crab...
What Does The Early Spring Application Do?
bioLawn's Early Spring Application is focused on crabgrass prevention. Crabgrass is a warm season annual that germinates in the early summer through early fall. Crabgrass will out compete the normal lawn grasses leading to bare areas during other times of the year....
What Are We Seeing This Spring & What Should You Do?
Voles are a rodent. They eat vegetation including grass. You may be noticing tracks in your lawn and large patches of brown. Typically, these areas are fluffed up with loose grass on top. See above image. These areas are not dead but will need some extra attention....
Control Voles This Winter with bioLawn
Voles are a rodent that can create lawn damage during the winter. Underneath the snow, voles create tunnels and nesting areas in the lawn. This activity turns the grass brown and creates thin areas in the lawn. See the photo above for an example of what this damage...
Caring for Trees and Plants After a Stressful Summer
All living things have been stressed by this summer’s weather. This includes your trees and landscape plants. Because of this, leaves are already dropping and we expect that leaves will fall early this year. What can you do to help your trees prior to winter? Water -...
Brown Lawn – What our Research is Saying About Lawn Recovery
With the cooler weather and rainfall, grass that survived the summer stress will have returned green. Any brown grass now is likely dead. There are three options to revive the dead areas: Let it recover on its own Sod the area Seed the area Kentucky bluegrass will...