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March 12, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

Crabgrass is a lawn weed commonly found in Pennsylvania. A patch of crabgrass, in an otherwise nice lawn, sticks out like a sore thumb! To minimize the impact of this extremely abundant weed, it is helpful to understand some things about the plant. To get started, we’ll answer common questions, like what is crabgrass?   […]

March 5, 2019 by Josh Moser

In today’s fast-paced manufacturing world, food-handling and food-processing facilities are under more pressure than ever to meet demand.  Increased demand can often mean warehousing more products & ingredients and more production lines running for longer periods of time. This leads to less down time to clean and sanitize and, of course, more opportunities for Quality […]

February 27, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

This is a question we get asked a lot! And it’s a good question! What’s going on at the edges of my lawn? Edges are the bane of any lawn care professional. The reason crabgrass and other weeds are often found along edges of the turf is because things going on at the edges can […]

by Dan Rothermel

  The thing about crabgrass is that it is, well, it’s a grass. And, your lawn is also grass. So, if you want to kill one kind of grass (crabgrass) but not another (your good lawn grass), what do you do? You may know that there are herbicides that can kill dandelion, clover and many other […]

February 15, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

The information in the box below comes from a study run by Dr. Mike Fidanza at Penn State, Berks Campus. Dr. Fidanza conducts scientific studies on turfgrass and, in one of his reports, he included the information below. The commentary explains the effect of the heavy and frequent rains had on lawns in 2018.   […]

by Dan Rothermel

  The quick answer is “NO” (at least most of the time). Grasscycling is the term used for recycling grass clippings back into your lawn.  There are many advantages to letting your grass clippings lie on the grass and very few negatives. Do Grass Clippings Cause Thatch? First, just to dispel one myth – leaving […]

by Dan Rothermel

Believe it or not, the way a lawn is mowed can be the difference between a beautiful, thick, deep green lawn with very few weeds and a pretty ugly lawn. Grass is a living plant and it can easily be damaged by improper mowing.  An improperly mowed lawn can greatly undo the benefits of fertilization, […]

February 14, 2019 by Dan Rothermel

Will Rolling My Lawn Flatten It Out? Surprisingly, a person rolling a lawn looks very similar to a Gnome rolling a lawn.   From time to time, we will get requests to roll a lawn. Most often people want their lawn rolled because it is uneven and they want to level it out.  It does […]

by Dan Rothermel

  Everyone knows that termites can cause a lot of damage and it can cost a lot of money to get them exterminated. So, it makes sense to do whatever you can to prevent getting termites.   What do Termites Like? The primary things to think about when trying to reduce the chance of a […]

by Dan Rothermel

  Terms & Conditions: Overview: Subterranean Termites can cause significant damage to a building.  Very often this damage is occurring without anyone realizing it. Termites nest in the ground and will most often feed on the wood inside the walls of the house and out of sight. The costs of damage repair and the termite […]