Is your yard
Exploding with weeds ?
You may think a few weeds here or there aren’t much to worry about, but did you know most weeds are capable of producing over a thousand seeds each?
Rain and the warmer weather that will follow will make conditions just right for hose little land mines lying under the soil waiting for just the right moment to germinate and destroy your weekends.
Are you wondering how you are going to get control of the weeds that just keep coming and coming? Did you know that not only can we kill your existing weeds, we can prevent new ones from popping up for months?!
Imaging not being concerned about the weeds at all. Wouldn’t it be great to spend your weekends relaxing on your patio and actually enjoying the view?
Let our experts take care of your weed control.
You’ll have more time for fun.
See your chiropractor less.
Your yard will look great all the time.
Your plants will love you and be healthier too!
What we do: we will price our service right over the phone if you know the square footage of the area you want sprayed. (Length times the width). If not, then we can help you guesstimate the square footage and price that. We’ll schedule an appointment at your place, show up on time, take actual measurements and give you a firm price, make the application and leave you with the instructions on after care.
What you do: Crazy as it sounds, you have to water in the weed preventer, one time equal to ½ inch of rain to activate the pre-emergent preventative action. Don’t worry, you have up to 3 weeks to get this done.
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(760) 868-6104
The very best time of the year is here. Fall is the winding down of the growing season and that is why it is the very best time to plant. Things are getting slower on top but there is lots of activity down below in the root zone. Plants planted in the fall take off sooner and do better in spring, than plants planted any other time of the year.
This is a great time to build and work your compost pile with all the leaves and twigs and branches you clean up this fall. Or add your homemade compost to your garden to build up the soil for next year’s veggie garden.
Keep watering trees and shrubs, but much less often. Still water deep though. Just space the days between watering more. Some plants may look dead, but they are really just dormant and all that root action is taking place down below. I suggest you not cut back perennials until new spring growth to insulate the core of the plant from winter frosts.
Definitely this is time to check and winterize your sprinkler system if you live in a zone of freezing weather. Thoroughly check your system before winterizing to make sure you don’t wrap up a leak that will be a problem for months. Then wrap pipes with insulation or cover sprinkler valves with an insulated box. A large insulated cooler works well for this and gives easy access. We can help you with winterizing
Plan for winter weed control to eliminate spring weeds. A pre-emergent weed application in the winter will prevent most spring weeds and give you your weekends when warm weather arrives again. We can quote you on your preventative weed control. We get really busy in the winter with applications and timing is preferred before a rainfall to water in the pre-emergent with FREE water from the sky. Call to get on our schedule so we might schedule you at the most optimum time.
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Plan for fire.
By Cindy Poore
This was a crazy summer! So, so hot. I may be getting old, but I don’t remember so may days of 100 plus heat from past years. Isn’t it usually just a few (3-4) weeks? This heat is just going on and on. And the fires are not making things better.
The fire. Now THAT was scary. And it didn’t even come close to us. The Blue Cut Fire burned so fast, so hot, so unpredictably, that we were under mandatory evacuation orders. After seeing the devastation, I can understand why. They couldn’t take any risks.
We were safe and pretty far from the actual fire. I wish I could say the same for everyone. A dear, dear friend’s property was right in its path. Fires were popping up everywhere on his property. He and his son stayed behind to defend his home and buildings. They fought with tractors and shovels and were on the point of exhaustion around midnight when a group of firefighters came over the ridge and helped them fight the monster off. All his buildings were saved. Tragically, his very near neighbors and many others in his valley were not so fortunate and lost their homes.
So planning for fire in your landscaping and maintenance is essential for nearly any home. Here are some tips from the University of California Cooperative Extension:
DEFENSIBLE SPACE GUIDELINES
Below are general guidelines adapted from CAL FIRE:
1. Create and maintain a defensible space of at least 100 feet or greater from each building or structure.
2. From the home to a distance of 30 feet, keep plants low, and make sure to have irrigation available when needed. Check with your local fire department about the exact distances required in your area.
3. Preserve single specimens or groupings of well-spaced and well-pruned trees or other vegetation.
4. Eliminate ladder fuels within the defensible space zone by disrupting the vertical and/or horizontal continuity of plants.
OK, So I am always helping others with changing their landscapes and saving water to boot for others! Now it’s my turn. We have applied to the SaveOurWaterRebate program to switch out some cranky grass on our place. I made the application and took and sent 5 pictures and a copy of our water bill and we were approved for the program! Woo Hoo!!
I wanted to experience what you do when you apply and change to a drought tolerant landscape. So I will report here on how it all goes. Going to get $2000 back to mitigate our landscaping costs.
If you want to apply, Check it out here: http://www.saveourwaterrebates.com/
We happy to announce that we now accept Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express credit cards for payment of your services. We know sometimes you need things like sprinkler repairs and weed control services that haven’t been budgeted for. It is good to know you can use your credit card to get the service you need when you need it. Give us a call to get started!
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