The Lawn Care Sheriff http://www.sherifftucker.com Lawn Care By Tucker Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:33:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Lawn Weeds And Their Elimination http://www.sherifftucker.com/lawn-weeds-and-their-elimination/ http://www.sherifftucker.com/lawn-weeds-and-their-elimination/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:33:34 +0000 lawn http://www.sherifftucker.com/?p=10 The torment of weeds and weeding for gardeners cannot be overstated.  They come up everywhere regardless of the discouragement and poisonous tactics you employ.  Black plastic sheeting, pre-emergent treatments, spray poisons—nothing can permanently defeat them.  It’s like a constant warfare, beating back wave upon wave of barbarians intent on killing your precious cultivars.
In some ways, the true test of a serious gardener is how dedicated and effective he or she is in weed control.  Many strong gardening hearts simply throw in the towel round about mid-July, exhausted by the never-ending strain of weed control.  By that time it’s as hot as a firecracker, and sweat pours from the gardener’s brow just at the thought of going outside to pull the first weed.  Strangely, this is the time weeds feel their best.  They are at their most robust and send down deep determined roots that require a jackhammer to dislodge.  Darwin probably had an explanation for this phenomenon, but so far, even with a man on the moon, mankind has not come up with a way to eradicate weeds simply and effectively.
To be fair, some weeds are better than others.  Some like the dandelion are harbingers of spring.  When the dandelions appear, you know it’s safe to plant onions and potatos.  Some are actually herbs and only designated as weeds when they become overgrown and invasive, such as ragweed or St. John’s Wort.  Some weeds are actually attractive, and for the gardener who has come to terms with weeds on an existential level, such might be left alone to grow as wild and as far and as high as they please.  “Look at the pretty little yellow flowers,” the gardener might murmur to himself or herself, in a twisted sick rationalization.
You know a gardener has crossed a thin red line, however, when he or she begins to express admiration for the “hardiness” and “resourcefulness” of weeds.  When that happens,  it’s only a matter of months before the front yard is taken over by them, and a few more months before you cannot see the roof of the house anymore.
Even so, my greatest ire is reserved for weeds that invade my vegetable garden.  Veggies require rather strenuous regular cultivation in comparison to ornamental plants.   What’s more, they’re food!  When I see pusley with its stinking little thorns or snake vines inching up on my bean sprouts, I’ve been known to throw myself at the onslaught with manic compulsivity and stay in the garden long after sunset feeling my way in the dark for the death-dealing invaders. Finally, I have but one thing to say to weeds (if they have ears, and I hope they do):  Get out of my garden!

]]> http://www.sherifftucker.com/lawn-weeds-and-their-elimination/feed/ 0 Organic Lawn Care Importance http://www.sherifftucker.com/organic-lawn-care-importance/ http://www.sherifftucker.com/organic-lawn-care-importance/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:17:35 +0000 lawn http://www.sherifftucker.com/?p=7 It’s time now for the lawn care sheriff to talk to you guys about organic lawn care and organic yard care. I mean, after all, it’s great that you are taking care of yourgrass and making it nice, and if you have a green lawn, then you are tops in my book for sure.
But there has to be a balance struck when it comes to your lawn. I mean, you know that insects and disease will invade, and the organic treatments available for those may not always do the trick. But for the most part, during your regular lawn care regimen, I would always tell you to use natural organic fertilizers.
Some great ones are Ringer Organic, also called Lawn Restore, and then another is Milorganite, which is a great slow release lawn fertilizer.
The other great thing about the organic ferts I mention here are they are very slow release. That means that they will not burn your lawn ever. You have to put them down heavy too, but the slow release nature of organics means they just will not burn.
Finally, organic lawns have a stronger longer appearance. Slow green remains longer, for sure!
go organic guys!

]]> http://www.sherifftucker.com/organic-lawn-care-importance/feed/ 0 The Lawn Care Sheriff http://www.sherifftucker.com/the-lawn-care-sheriff/ http://www.sherifftucker.com/the-lawn-care-sheriff/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:25:49 +0000 lawn http://sherifftucker.com/?p=1 I am the lawn care sheriff. Tucker’s lawn care is a business to take care of customers in the way they want. We work on our customers’ lawns as if they were our own. Lawn care is a way of living to us.

Natural and organic lawn care programs are available, as well as basic lawn mowing week to week.

More to come soon!

–Tuck

]]> http://www.sherifftucker.com/the-lawn-care-sheriff/feed/ 0 Why I Like Working On Lawns And Grass http://www.sherifftucker.com/why-i-like-working-on-lawns-and-grass/ http://www.sherifftucker.com/why-i-like-working-on-lawns-and-grass/#comments Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:13:38 +0000 lawn http://www.sherifftucker.com/?p=5 One thing that people ask me a lot is “why do you really like lawn care so much?”

Well, the truth is that grass and lawns are what set us apart from our neighbors! yep, I am the guy who wants and has the best lawn on the block. My lawn is the one that all the dudes envy. They wish they had the beautiful lawn that I do and they want to know how to get it. That’s also why I decided to go into the lawn care business myself.

If I can make my own lawn so green, thick and lush, why not work it that way for others and get paid for it? yep, I am a bit arrogant, but I can do it for you too!

Stay tuned for the best lawn care tips around guys!

–Tuck

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