ANTC™ All Natural Turf Care Clippings

It is still a good time to be returning your clippings.  Leaf fall is not that great yet that mulching leaves while mowing can add a valuable source of carbon to your lawn.  Certainly in another week or two we likely will have too many fallen leaves that mulching them will not be acceptable from an aesthetic point of view. (more…)

Despite all your best efforts some if not all of your athletic fields are showing signs of wear at this point of the season.  It may be from one or multiple issues: fields being used for both practice and games, goalies that do not see enough action and as a result spend the game kicking the turf in the goal mouth, games being held in rainy weather, games or practices being held on wet fields without given the opportunity to dry out, marching band practice and/or gym classes you hadn’t accounted for. (more…)

Its fall; so like many you’re probably getting ready to start liming.  But do you know why?

Liming provides three potential benefits important to growing healthy turf; improves soil chemistry, encourages beneficial soil biology, and improves soil structure. 

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It is important to acknowledge where we are in the growing season.  It is also important when choosing grass seed at this time of the year to recognize the germination time required for our cool-season grasses and to choose accordingly.

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I’m not referring to a hair restoration process, but rather a lawn restoration procedure.  Mid-August is an excellent time to start aerating and over-seeding to thicken up your lawns and athletic fields.

While we are still having some hot temperatures during the day, our night time temperatures are going down into the very pleasant range.  Our cool-season grasses like these temperatures and should begin bouncing back from the heat stress they experienced in July.   The morning dew will also aid the new seed in its germination. (more…)