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Lawn care and gardening requires careful attention to pest control, fertilizers and healthy soil. Get lawn care and gardening tips from a professional landscaper in this free video series on lawns and gardens.
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Building organic soil requires a good compost-to -soil ratio in order to keep organic matter and nutrients available to the soil. Build organic soil with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
A lawn can be protected from ants and anthills by keeping soil very fertile and using a molasses application and beneficial nematodes. Protect the lawn from ants and anthills with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
To eliminate ants from a lawn or garden, keep soil and grass healthy, and use a beneficial nematode several times a year. Get rid of ants with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
When using a gas weed eater, wear eye and ear protection and keep the weed eater flat to avoid weed eater burn. Learn to use a gas weed eater with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Good ways to get rid of fire ants include using ant bait, dry molasses, beneficial nematodes and orange oil. Get rid of fire ants with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
When changing the oil in a lawn mower, take off the plug wire, drain the oil into an appropriate container and add between 18 and 20 ounces of oil. Change the oil in a lawn mower with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Lawn mower spark plugs can be cleaned with a wire brush and a small container of gasoline. Clean lawn mower spark plugs with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Tilling a garden is an important part of installing new plants or sod and can also be done to get rid of weeds. Learn to till a garden with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Get rid of ants by using an ant bait on the mound. Follow with dry molasses and orange oil to keep ants away. Get rid of ants with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Kill ants organically without poison with a mixture of orange oil, horticultural molasses and water. Kill ants organically with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
When buying a lawn mower, consider getting a mulching mower from a commercial dealership. Buy a good lawn mower with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Warm-season lawn care requires infrequent but heavy watering and a low-nitrogen fertilizer. Care for a warm-season lawn with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Warm-season lawns are fed with dry molasses, fertilizer, a spray of seaweed and molasses and an organic compost. Feed a warm-season lawn with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
When fertilizing a lawn, spread fertilizer through the yard in the same direction each time, and be sure to water the fertilizer before mowing. Fertilize a lawn with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Fertilizing flowers can be done with a liquid fertilizer attached to a hose. Spray plants heavily enough to see liquid dripping from the leaves. Fertilize flowers with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
The best way to fix bad soil is to mix in a good compost so there is a 25-percent to 30-percent compost-to-soil ratio. Fix bad soil with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
When maintaining a power mower, examine and clean the air filter, spark plugs and oil on a regular basis. Maintain a power mower with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
To make compost, gather grass clippings and yard trash into a pile, mix it with water and dry molasses, and allow it to sit for a year. Make compost with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
To make sure a lawn mower will start in the spring, change the air filter, spark plugs, oil and gasoline before attempting to use it. Make sure the lawn mower starts in the spring with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Adding mulch to flowers helps hold moisture in the soil, keeps the soil temperature cooler and controls the weeds. Mulch flowers with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Scheduling yard work depends on the climate, but March, June and October are good months for regular lawn care. Schedule yard work with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Solarization is done to soil to get rid of vegetation in an area in order to plant other things. Solarize soil with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
When staking a plant, avoid having anything rough near the plant, and do not tie the plant too tight to the stake. Stake a plant with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
To winterize a power mower, put fuel stabilizer in the gas tank and then run the engine until there is no fuel in the line. Winterize a power mower with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
A natural way to control aphids is to release ladybugs into the yard or sprinkle diatomaceous earth onto the lawn. Control aphids with tips from a professional landscaper in this free video on lawns and gardening.
Landscaping the front or back yard doesn't have to be a professional job. Home gardens and well-kept lawns provide a tranquil area for reflection and relaxation. Tending and enjoying a garden or lawn can lower blood pressure, ease anxiety and provide diversion in which to ponder thoughts or enjoy the day. Even a small yard space can contain a garden or healthy grass. In this free video series on gardening and lawn care, an experienced landscaper explains basic gardening tips. Learn how to build organic soil, till a garden and fertilize lawns and flowers. Get rid of ants, fire ants and aphids, and fix bad soil naturally. Learn how to mulch flowers, stake a plant and even winterize a power mower. Every gardener or landscaper can benefit from the tips on lawn care in this free video series.
Bill Elzey Bill Elzey is the owner and manager of Showplace Lawns in Austin, Texas. Elzey has a Bachelor of Science in agriculture with course work in horticulture, soils, fertilizers, botany and entomology. He has more than 32 years of experience landscaping in South Central Texas. Showplace Lawns has been making Central Texas lawns greener than ever since 1992.dkdk
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