Summer Maintenance

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Summer months can be tough on your grass; especially here in Southeast Texas. Several of the varieties we grow are licensed from a company called Sod Solutions and they have some good maintenance tips on their website as well as some videos about how to maintain the different varieties of grasses. These tips and videos are designed specifically for their proprietary grasses but they work well in general for each major type of grass like St. Augustine, Bermuda, and Zoysia. Listed below are some of their quick tips but click on the link to check out the full article and the videos for each type of grass. From the Sod Solutions article: Some things to keep in mind are: - Sandy soils usually require more water to keep the turf healthy because sand drains faster than clay or heavier soils. - As a general rule, the further South you are, the longer your growing season, which means that your lawn may require increased fertilization. - Grass...
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Back At It

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Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day holiday! We got a nice rain Sunday night which cooled and refreshed the grass! That kept us from harvesting on Monday but we're back at it today! This pic is from last week sometime but the point is we're harvesting again today trying to catch up from the backlog. Thanks for your patience! ...
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Warm 2017 So Far

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We aren't typically quite this green this early but we've had an unseasonably warm Winter so far this year. We've really been green for almost the entire year it seems like. That's not to say ALL of our fields are bright green but they're getting there. Different fields are always a little bit different depending on the dirt, the rain, and the surrounding area (if it's surrounded by woods or something). All those can make a difference in how the grass weathers the seasons. Here are a couple of photos from one of our fields a couple of weeks ago on March 6th. Y'all take care out there and keep us in mind for all your sod needs! ...
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A little bit of Spring and a whole lot of green!

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Now that Spring is here and the cold weather is mostly gone, we were able to capture some shots of the green that has come in! All of the rain, irrigation, and fertilizer has made for some beautiful fields around Crosby and we're glad to see it! We're gearing up for the busiest time of the year and the grass is here to help us do it!           ...
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