From Grass Seed to Fully Matured Grass Plants, Whether Crab Grass, Bermuda Grass, Kentucky Blue, or Fescue. Grass is Amazing!

Article provided by our friends at the Lawn Care Academy. 

• An area of grass measuring 5000 sq. ft. in size produces as much oxygen as two 100 ft trees. That is roughly the size of an average front yard. An area of grass 650 sq. ft. in size can provide the daily oxygen needs for one adult. In the process of gas exchange, lawn grasses absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide from the air each day.
• Grass has an air conditioning effect on the environment. Roadways and sidewalks can heat up in excess of 100 degrees while the adjacent grass will be cooler by at least 25 to 50 percent. A major complaint about artificial turf is that it absorbs heat. The temperature on these fields will often be 25 percent hotter than the air temperature in the stands. As a result, players have played in heat well into the 100s. Injuries also increase on artificial turf. Many stadiums have removed the artificial turf and replaced it with grass. The result: cooler fields, happier players and less injuries.
• Performing good turf maintenance practices benefits us in many ways. A good covering of grass helps protect soil from erosion by holding it together through a complex network of roots. A good stand of grass slows the flow of water, giving it time to be absorbed and helping to recharge the water table. It also shades the soil and slows evaporation. 
• Lawn grass is a big part of nature’s air and water filtration system. Every year, enormous quantities of dust, pollution and harmful gases are trapped and filtered out by grass blades and roots.
• A well cared for lawn can greatly increase a home’s value. This is a well documented observation. A healthy, manicured lawn always adds a sense of increased value to the property.
• Plants also add a sense of peace in a fast paced world. Many have found relaxation in garden and lawn care. Experiments on the calming affect of plants were done on Russian Cosmonauts while in space. An area was built for green plants to be grown on board the space station. The scientists, back on earth, notice that the Cosmonauts showed reduced stress and their center of social activity always occurred near the plants. In patient care studies, hospital patients who were allowed to see and touch live plants felt better, healed faster and went home sooner.
• Thick lawns and thick pastures are less conducive to weed growth. Poor grass care leads to problems. Many weeds are considered invasive, can attract problem insects, and are hard to control once established. Allowing invasive weeds in dominate harms the environment and is costly to remove.

Lawn Care in Minneapolis Experts

Outdoor to Indoor Minneapolis, MN Plant Care

Ensuring a Healthy Plant Transition

What is the grass you recommend for Minnesota?  The right seed for the best MN Turf. 

If you know what the pattern of the sun is in your yard you will want to plant grass seed based on that pattern. For instance at my home the back gets very little sun and the front gets plenty of sun. So I would suggest Kentucky Blue grass for the sunnier area and Perennial Rye. Sometimes in northern climates Fine Fescue is used in really shady grass areas.

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Lawn Care Professionals

Control Strategies for Grubs:

Grub Control in Minnesota

The best way to help reduce Japanese beetlepopulations is by controlling the larvae or grubs in the soil.  Grubs can be prevented with an application of granular grub pre-emergent but this must be done before mid to late August.  After this grubs, can still be controlled with a post-emergent product.  However, this is not as effective as the preventative pre-emergent application.  Again please feel free to talk to your technician or give us a call at the office 651-456-9696 if you have any questions.