What You Don’t Want To Do To Your Lawn
One of the perennial questions regarding lawn health is should lawns be rolled in Spring?
In short, NOOOOOOO!!!!
In WNY, most soil is a clay composite, with little natural organic matter. Spring brings rain and since clay does not drain very well naturally, you will usually see large ponds of water puddling all over.
If you were to press the upper layer of lawn with a heavy lawn roller, you actually cause unnatural compression that not only slows or stops natural water percolation but it will also make root hairs and earthworm passage harder.
What should you do instead?
When the lawn is drier, usually in Mid-May, hire or rent a coring machine. These will open cores of soil as they move across the lawn, creating openings for organic matter to fill in, thereby increasing the tilth and composition of the soil.
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The Latest News From Jacrist
Jacrist will be starting our Spring cleanups this Monday, April 6th.
In doing so, know our crew will follow approved employment safety guidelines, be reduced to a 2 man crew with each crew member given Personal Protection equipment and vehicles and tools sanitized using products listed here.
It would be prudent for you to go through this list and see which household products are accepted by the EPA for controlling the coronovirus Covid-19.
Approved EPA Disinfectants for Covid 19
As per NYS ‘essential services’ guidelines, we will not be planting any new shrubs, trees or sod or installing patios or ponds at this time.
We look forward to serving you, knowledgeably and safely during this unprecedented time.
Know we will endeavor to complete our regular attentive care for your property but will probably take a bit longer getting through our list.
Check your email for our scheduled weekly completion listing. Please contact me for any concerns or questions.
Thank you.
Remember those attractive looking beets you get at Poke?
Make Your Own Nutritious Soil!
Want to grow great, nutritional soil at home?
Try Jacrist’s Lasagne Method~
You start with layer of dirt (from edging beds) with a layer of green leaves/stems (chopped up) topped with a layer of brown (leaves/mulch). Repeat.
The great thing~ You don’t have to turn the pile ( you will speed up the process if you do) as it slowly breaks down.