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Soil testing the lawn by using a drill and a bucket

Fall Soil Sampling

November 5, 2025
Soil tests are easy to collect in getting personalized recommendations.
Full grown pumpkin in a pumpkin patch

Fall Pumpkins

October 15, 2025

Keep pumpkins thriving through the many weather changes during the Fall.

Person spraying the lawn for weeds

Controlling Broadleaf Weeds

October 10, 2025

Late October to early November is the most effective time to control broadleaf weeds in lawns.

Garlic bulb

Growing Garlic

When planting garlic it likes a nice loose soil. You might want to work some compost into the soil.

Hummingbird pecking at a flower

Hummingbirds

Ruby throated hummingbird migrates through in the Spring mid April to mid May.