Problems & Solutions

How to identify common lawn problems and what to do about them.

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Turf Pests

How to Identify Chinch Bug Damage in Your Lawn

Chinch bug damage is routinely mistaken for drought stress — which means lawns get watered when they need to be treated. Learn how to tell the difference and what to do about it.

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Turf Pests

Armyworm Invasion: How to Spot and Stop Them Before They Destroy Your Lawn

Fall armyworms can strip a healthy Knoxville lawn to bare dirt in a matter of days. Here's how to identify them early and respond fast enough to matter.

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Water Wisely: Smart Irrigation for Sustainable Coastal Mississippi Yards

Coastal landscapes along the Gulf experience intense sunshine, sandy substrates, salt-laden breezes, and sudden downpours. These environmental conditions make hydration…

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The Expertise Behind Your Thriving Lawn

A healthy, green lawn doesn’t happen by accident. It takes the right knowledge, proper timing, and consistent care to keep your landscape looking its best throughout the…

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Healthy lawn soil
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Is Your Soil Starving? Essential Nutrients for a Thriving Mississippi Yard

A lush, green yard doesn’t just happen. It starts from the ground up. In Mississippi, homeowners often focus on watering and mowing, but overlook a critical factor: soil…

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Beyond Green: Understanding the Science of Coastal Mississippi Lawn Care
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Beyond Green: Understanding the Science of Coastal Mississippi Lawn Care

A healthy lawn is more than just a patch of green. It’s the result of science, strategy, and consistent care. Along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast, homeowners…

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Stop Weeds Before They Start: A Proactive Guide for Gulf Coast Lawns

Weeds don’t appear overnight by accident. Along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast, warm temperatures, sandy soils, and extended growing seasons create the perfect…

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Patchy lawn showing signs of grass disease
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Decode Your Lawn’s Distress: Common Coastal Mississippi Grass Diseases

Maintaining a vibrant lawn along the Mississippi Gulf Coast can feel challenging. High humidity, frequent rainfall, sandy soils, and warm temperatures create an…

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Heat & Drought Stress
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Extreme Heat & Drought Stress

Occasionally we have extreme heat and drought stress that will cause the lawns to turn brown. Normally we recommend not raking out the brown areas as they will re-grow…

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CENTIPEDE LAWNS

Centipede is the dominant lawn grass in our area. It is very tolerant of insects and diseases, however, it is not tolerant of Cultural Mismanagement which causes…

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St. Augustine Grass Lawn
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ST. AUGUSTINE LAWNS

St. Augustine lawns have a few special problems that are relatively exclusive to them in our area, such as Chinch Bugs, St. Augustine Decline (SAD Virus), and Grey Leaf…

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Armyworm moth larva of green leaf
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Sodwebworms & Armyworms

Sodwebworms cause dead areas in the lawn about the size of your fist. Armyworms make the lawn look scalped in areas. Both will leave chewed-up leaves and Frass (excreted…

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Ticks
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Ticks, Ants and Fleas

We all know what these problems are because they are human and animal pests. Our service blanket sprays four applications of environmentally friendly insecticides…

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Fairy Ring Fungus

This disease is caused by "Toadstool" or "Mushroom" type fungi. It usually appears in early Summer. On first impression, you think of Brown Patch Fungus, since it was…

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Mole Cricket
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Molecrickets

These guys get blamed for everything. Molecrickets are about the size of regular Brown Fishing Crickets, and have adapted shovel front feet for digging. They are very…

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Winter Kill
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Winter Kill

During the cooler months of WInter, prior to "Spring Green-Up", there are areas that may be killed by the weather. Where roof drainage occurs from roof gutters and roof…

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Brown Patch Fungus
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Brown Patch Fungus

Brown Patch is a disease that routinely attacks Centipede and St. Augustine grass lawns. It is caused by "Riczoctonia Sp". which is a soil-borne fungus. This disease…

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Earthworms

Most everyone thinks of Earthworms as "night crawlers" or those brownish-red fishing worms. Normally they are beneficial to the soil. However, when population increases,…

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