Fall is upon us and it is time to get to cleaning up our landscapes. There are many ways to keep the leaves cleaned up. Typically, people reach for their rakes. Raking leaves can be very time consuming and sometimes labor-intensive. You should try using a leaf blower.
Not every plant will grow well in every area. If you live in Northeastern Ohio and are looking to get planting before the first frost but are not sure what to plant, you have come to the right place! There are many beautiful plants that are native to our area!
First, you want to make sure you have your area ready for these plants to thrive. Get your flower beds tilled down and ready! You will want to make sure you have a good layer of bedding/gardening soil on the ground so that your new native plants will have all the nutrients they need to survive.
You will want to make sure you’re removing all debris from your landscape and flowerbeds. Now is the time to prune all your shrubs and trees. Also, it is a good idea to make sure you have a nice layer of mulch put down. This will help protect your plant roots during quickly approaching winter season.
The fall season is a good time to have aeration done. Aeration will break up the soil and allow for water, oxygen and fertilizer access to your grassroots. Also, this is the time to seed your lawn. The process of aerating and overseeding with help to fill in the bare spots in your lawn and it will help to prevent disease. Additionally, this will help your landscape to be ready for the cold and beautiful in the spring.
Make sure to get all the leaves raked up, or have a company do that for you. B-Sharp offers a fall clean up and has a leaf vacuum to help make this task easier on you. Make sure not to leave any piles of leaves. If piles or a blanket of leaves are left it will prevent your lawn from receiving the sunlight it needs.
Are you looking to spruce up your flower beds or garden this fall before winter arrives? It is good to know that you can plant up to 6 weeks prior to the ground being frozen. Planting 6 weeks prior to the freezing of your ground will give your plants the opportunity to become established prior to the cold temperatures and snowfall.
Depending on your area you can sometimes pant well into mid-November. You want to make sure you provide a good barrier for your newly planted material. You will want to put down mulch or some type of covering to protect the roots when the temperatures dip.
It’s almost that time of the year again, time to prepare for the upcoming winter months. Fall cleanup is when you have all your plants, shrubs, bushes, trees trimmed. You also, want to clean all drainage areas of debris, make sure all the leaves are up off the ground, clean out your flower beds and gardens in preparation for when the snow begins to fly. During this time of yeat should also power wash your decks and house and store your tools properly.
During your fall cleanup, you will want to put down your preemergent and or herbicides to stop the weeds from germinating. You can also have your aerating done during this time, it is best because it will ensure that the roots of your plants receive the proper nutrients during the winter months. Aeration keeps the water from ponding on the surface and breaks up the soil to promote air movement and prevent compaction.
After you aerate your lawn you can put down fertilizer and this will help to ensure that your lawn gets the nutrients it needs during the winter months. This will encourage the growth of your roots so that when spring comes back around, you will have a beautiful lawn.
When buying or seasoning your own firewood you want to make sure that the moisture level of firewood is between 15 and 20
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ercent. Anything higher, the efficiency drops, and the smoke output goes up.
When looking for the best-seasoned firewood, it will be dried until the moisture content is below 20 percent. This will take some time, six months at a minimum. When looking at the wood if it has been properly seasoned, the color should be faded. As time passes, the color will continue to fade becoming lighter and the wood will become hard.
Some think that unseasoned firewood will not burn; this is simply not true it may take a little more time to ignite, but the biggest issue with the unseasoned firewood is that it will create smoke and more creosote as it burns. For the best fires with the least smoke, you always want to use seasoned firewood.
This can take many hours of research and many phone calls. There are some very important things you should ask when hiring a landscaping company.
Ohio laws define composting to dispose of solid waste using controlled biological decomposition. Compost facilities have classifications according to what they can accept. They are also required to register, have a license or permit from the Ohio EPA. Additional requirements are operational requirements, recordkeeping and testing requirements for compost product prior to distribution.
Are you looking for lands
caping in Akron, Oh? You may ask yourself this question every year when Spring and Summer come around. A professional landscaping company will make caring for your landscape a more pleasing subject.
Trimming of shrubs and trees is an important step to landscaping maintenance. It not only is beneficial for the look of your landscape, but trimming is good for the life of your shrubs and trees. Keeping a regular maintenance routine will prevent dead and decaying debris from your plants and this will prevent diseases.
Have you driven by a home that has beautifully manicured shrubs and trees? This took some time and proper maintenance. Those shrubs had to be trimmed and cared for on a regular basis. This is how they could be shaped into the shrub you see today! Contact B-Sharp Property Maintenance today to schedule your trimming appointment.