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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Please be sure to keep an eye out for emails from us. We have switched over to doing much of our communication through email, including information regarding renewal letters, scheduled services, and recommended services.
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As always, we thank you for your business. If you ever have any questions regarding your lawn and/or landscape feel free to contact us either by calling (734) 699-0010 or through e-mail at turfproinc@sbcglobal.net.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Weakland
Turf Pro Inc. President/Owner
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We've had calls already from customers saying they are seeing crabgrass in their lawns. It's too early to be seeing crabgrass yet. It is an annual grass that dies off in the fall, usually with the first frost. It will turn purple and die off, but first it spreads new seeds from the seed heads for new crabgrass the next season. The following spring, when soil temperatures reach a stead 55°F, these seeds germinate and the crabgrass plant cycle starts all over again. If you are seeing clumps of a wide-bladed, course grass, it's most likely Tall Fescue (Rough Tall Fescue).
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Tall Fescue is actually a turfgrass that is used in home lawns mostly in the transition zone of Kentucky/Tennessee and the south. This grass thrives in hot, dry weather when most other cool season grasses slow in growth. This turfgrass does not die off in the fall like crabgrass, so don't be confused by it. These patches of Tall Fescue can be treated with multiple applications of a product designed to kill only Tall Fescue, leaving the surround turfgrass healthy. This works best as a spot treatment only, not a blanket application.
Please call our office or email us if you're interested in this treatment.
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What's that green stuff growing on my trees?
Notice grayish-green patches growing on your trees? Worried that these will harm the tree or are an indication of some disease? Don't worry; they're just lichens. Lichens are organisms consisting of a fungus growing together with a green alga. They are not harmful to your trees. They gain nutrients and water from the atmosphere through rain or dust and produce their own food. They aren't parasitic and they don't feed on your trees. They can add color, contrast, texture, and natural beauty to your landscape.
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