With March just around the corner I thought I’d share some tips about prepping your UC Verde lawn for a season of loveliness! In early spring, mow your buffalograss to a height of 1 inch. This will remove the old grass debris and allow the sun to warm the soil faster so your buffalograss will green up [...]
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Prepping Your Existing or Soon-to-Be UC Verde Lawn!
Posted in Tips & Advice on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
UC Davis Documents Their UC Verde
Posted in Lawn Pics!, Testimonials, Tips & Advice, Tours on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The folks over at UC Davis documented their whole UC Verde experience from brand spanking new plugs to how to deal with winter dormancy. Check it out! Rye grass versus a turf colorant to keep UC Verde looking green through the winter:
The Turf Colorant How-To Video is Here!
Posted in Lawn Pics!, Tips & Advice, Tours on November 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
As promised our very first how-to video is here for you all to see!!! In it, I’ll show you how to apply a turf colorant to your dormant UC Verde Buffalograss lawn! It’s a tad cheesy, but what can you do? – it’s hard to give a demonstration and not sound a bit cheesy! :) So watch [...]
Fall is Here!
Posted in Tips & Advice on October 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well fall is definitely here – we had a bit of a rain storm yesterday and it was actually a nice change of pace from the dry summer heat that’s swallowed us for the past several months. Now that the weather is cooling down and the length of daylight is shortening, your UC Verde Buffalograss will [...]
End of the Season Tips
Posted in Tips & Advice on September 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Here we are looking at fall now…towards the end of October many of you will see your green UC Verde lawns begin to transition to into their golden dormancy shades. Here are some seasonal tips to get you through until spring pops up again: Fall maintenance should be minimal. Water if needed. The late fall is an excellent time to control [...]
Pesky Bare Spots?
Posted in Tips & Advice on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Are you almost there, but battling with some bare spots in your UC Verde lawn? Here’s what worked for Mike: “I ended up digging them out about 6″ deep and putting in topsoil from a bag, the wattered the heck out of it and mowed it about everyweek…that seems to be doing the trick…” “…most of [...]
UC Verde Looking Dry???
Posted in Tips & Advice on August 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve had some bewildered established UC Verde lawn owners contact us this season wondering what the heck is going on with their lawns! If your lawn too was once green and is now looking like it’s dying out, inadequate sprinkler coverage might be the culprit! This Thousand Oaks, California resident sent us a picture of his [...]
Buffalograss Looking Patchy?
Posted in Tips & Advice on August 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We’ve had a couple of people contact us regarding a bit of patchiness in their new established lawns and it’s not exactly the hottest look in lawn trends right now! If your established lawn is also sporting bare spots, read on for what to do! First you might need to increase the water to let [...]
Bermuda Grass – One Tough Mother…
Posted in Tips & Advice on July 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bermuda is quite the spreader, sending out above ground runners and underground roots. It’s also a tough guy, growing in concrete cracks and otherwise apparently inhabitable locations. While it’s great for some purposes, it can also be quite the nuisance in a garden. UC Verde lawn owner and certified desert landscaper (and did I mention [...]
UC Verde is a Runner!
Posted in Lawn Pics!, Tips & Advice on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We had an email come our way from a customer who was concerned about the “barbed shaped extensions” coming out of the UC Verde plugs he had installed 4 weeks prior. He thought they were most likely weeds, but wanted to double check before he yanked them out. So, just in case the same thought may have crossed your [...]
