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October 2, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

Summer can be very tough on grass and, as a result, we get a lot of questions such as: “The Summer Killed My Lawn – How Do I Fix it? What Lawn Care Should be Done in the Fall? Why is Lawn Care is Important in the Fall? What is Aeration and Over-Seeding? Is Fall […]

September 27, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

  You Always Save Money by Tackling Projects Yourself, Right?  Or…Wrong? I do a lot of DIY projects. Most of them save money. Painting, for example, has saved me and probably you a lot of money and the end result is comparable to that of a professional painter – it just takes me a little […]

September 10, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

  Note: If you prefer not to read this entire paper, please skip down to the heading, “What is Green Giant Doing to Provide Better Crabgrass Control?” and read from there to the end.   Background: Over the last several years, crabgrass populations have exploded and it has caused a lot of problems on lawns.  The […]

August 7, 2019 by Josh Moser

Carpenter bees, also called wood bees, are everywhere right now, buzzing around everyone’s head and drilling holes in any exposed wood they can find. Since carpenter bees prefer bare wood, painting and staining wood can sometimes deter them. However, we have also seen many instances where painted and stained wood were attacked. To deter wood […]

July 11, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

Chain Link fences are the most used type of fencing in the world. Features, such as the ability to see through the fence and minimal maintenance requirements, make chain link fences the first line of security for many facilities. However, a lack of proper maintenance can render these features useless and expensive. The most common […]

June 25, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

There are many details to consider when designing a landscape. Following the pointers below could be the difference between a blah or beautiful landscape! Depth: If you have the space, make your landscape bed at least eight feet deep (distance from the house to the edge of the bed). This provides opportunities to have plants […]

June 19, 2019 by Josh Moser

Preface:  This article is written from a Pest Control Technician’s point of view.  The purpose of the article is to demonstrate several common things that restaurant owners and managers may want to address before they are noticed by their customers. The situations discussed here are found at restaurants of all types and price ranges. The […]

June 14, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

  Mosquito season is here. We all know that mosquitoes carry some nasty diseases, but they can also be extremely irritating, chasing you and your family indoors on an otherwise beautiful summer night. We’re here to help you avoid being “eaten alive”. While Green Giant provides Organic Mosquito Control for both season long relief and […]

May 23, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

    During the growing season, a lawn should be ‘fed’ over time – not just one big ‘meal’ and then have it starve until the next big meal. Fast release fertilizers work well for late fall fertilizations because, in the fall, the top of the plant, the grass blades are hardly growing and the […]

May 16, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

  Ok, so you have Bed Bugs… Now you need to figure out what to do.  Another night of bites from these blood-suckers is not going to be fun. We highly recommend implementing a professional bed bug treatment plan  – DIY bed bug solutions are rarely successful.   That being said, there are some things […]