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Get Your Garden Weeds Under Control

A couple of friends recently came up with the same comment following their attempts at weed control in their gardens.  They had both applied a branded total weed killer on their gravel and pathways and remarked after a few days following application that "The weeds have not gone yet."

When I asked of them "When did you apply the control product?" they said only a few days ago to which I replied "You are expecting too much, please be patient."  Their observations on the speed of the mode of action of single active ingredient or a blend of active ingredients is rather common so a little bit of advice may be required in choice of product for the time of year follows.

A couple of friends recently came up with the same comment following their attempts at weed control in their gardens.  They had both applied a branded total weed killer on their gravel and pathways and remarked after a few days following application that "The weeds have not gone yet."

When I asked of them "When did you apply the control product?" they said only a few days ago to which I replied "You are expecting too much, please be patient."  Their observations on the speed of the mode of action of single active ingredient or a blend of active ingredients is rather common so a little bit of advice may be required in choice of product for the time of year follows.

Teach yourself in the safe use of Pesticides

Who better to train you in the safe use of pesticides than an organisation that is doing what you will be trained to do, each day of the year?

Weed Free are able to provide formal training and assessments for Food and Environment Protection Act Certificates of Competence in the Safe use of Pesticides. Each year, we train many Greenkeepers and Sports Turf Managers and Local Authority Staff.

We were asked multi-times to provide training one to one to small business owners and as a result came up with the the self study pesticide course concept to support our on site training for larger companies and organisations.

You can purchase self-learn NPTC / City & Guilds training modules and other publications here.

Who better to train you in the safe use of pesticides than an organisation that is doing what you will be trained to do, each day of the year?

Weed Free are able to provide formal training and assessments for Food and Environment Protection Act Certificates of Competence in the Safe use of Pesticides. Each year, we train many Greenkeepers and Sports Turf Managers and Local Authority Staff.

We were asked multi-times to provide training one to one to small business owners and as a result came up with the the self study pesticide course concept to support our on site training for larger companies and organisations.

You can purchase self-learn NPTC / City & Guilds training modules and other publications here.

Who better to train you in the safe use of pesticides than an organisation that is doing what you will be trained to do, each day of the year?

Weed Free are able to provide formal training and assessments for Food and Environment Protection Act Certificates of Competence in the Safe use of Pesticides. Each year, we train many Greenkeepers and Sports Turf Managers and Local Authority Staff.

We were asked multi-times to provide training one to one to small business owners and as a result came up with the the self study pesticide course concept to support our on site training for larger companies and organisations.

You can purchase self-learn NPTC / City & Guilds training modules and other publications here.

Who better to train you in the safe use of pesticides than an organisation that is doing what you will be trained to do, each day of the year?

Weed Free are able to provide formal training and assessments for Food and Environment Protection Act Certificates of Competence in the Safe use of Pesticides. Each year, we train many Greenkeepers and Sports Turf Managers and Local Authority Staff.

We were asked multi-times to provide training one to one to small business owners and as a result came up with the the self study pesticide course concept to support our on site training for larger companies and organisations.

You can purchase self-learn NPTC / City & Guilds training modules and other publications here.

Who better to train you in the safe use of pesticides than an organisation that is doing what you will be trained to do, each day of the year?

Weed Free are able to provide formal training and assessments for Food and Environment Protection Act Certificates of Competence in the Safe use of Pesticides. Each year, we train many Greenkeepers and Sports Turf Managers and Local Authority Staff.

We were asked multi-times to provide training one to one to small business owners and as a result came up with the the self study pesticide course concept to support our on site training for larger companies and organisations.

You can purchase self-learn NPTC / City & Guilds training modules and other publications here.

Take the hassle out of using a Garden Sprayer

Indigo Garden Spray Dye is an innovative product that you simply add to your garden sprayer to help you make liquid applications / treatments to your lawn and garden.

Benefits:

Spray Pattern Indicator Dye

Saves Time, Money, Product,

Lets You See Where You Have Or Have Not Sprayed

Indicates When Your Sprayer Is Clean

Takes The Guess Work Out Of Making Liquid Treatments In The Garden

All this for £13.00 inc P&P.

Available from Amazon and The Lawn Shop

Soluble Iron to Retard Moss and Colour Up Lawns

We all like prefer a weekend when the weather is a little kinder and this coming weekend is not scheduled to be much of a get out in the garden weekend for most with some wind and rain forecast.

If you do get chance to get outside and inspect your garden and lawn, try and spare a thought of how you plan to get the lawn out of the winter doldrums.

To help you - some Soluble Iron to retard any Winter moss and give the lawn a bit of colour would help greatly.

Lawn Quencher - The Solution to Dry Patches in Lawns

Dry patches in your lawn may be the last thing on your mind after the rainfall this Winter but be prepared for some localised dry patches to appear as we head into Spring - Time.

This condition is naturally occurring in the soil yet some are caused by mower scalping, petrol spillage burns, dog urine burns, mounds and high spots, fertiliser burn and Fairy Rings to name a few.

Lawn Quencher is a 75 gram Wetting Agent Tablet that you pop into your chosen hose diluter / feeder and attach to the hose pipe and spray onto the localised dry patches or entire lawn.

Lawn Care Products via Monthly Subscription

If you or a family member struggles to get to a local Garden Centre or DIY store to purchase lawn care treatment products, then why not evaluate / introduce them to the exciting new service from Lawn in a Box?

Subscribing to this service will ensure that they receive every 3 months by courier, lawn care products direct to their door so that they too can have a lawn to be proud of.

See more about the lawn products by subscription by following the link below:

Lawn Care Products via Monthly Subscription

Catch up on your Garden Weed Control

Winter is a great time to catch up those annoying weeds that you see on your hard standing areas such as building lines, fence lines, around obstacles, tree and hedge bases, driveways and pathways.

Translocated weed killer / herbicides such as those with an active of Glyphosate will take a longer time to show signs of treatment but the chemical WILL work in colder conditions.

Take the guesswork out of seeing where you have and have not sprayed by using Indigo Garden Spray Dye liquid. You can add a small amount to your garden sprayer for use with all garden liquid treatments.

Benefits of a Garden Spray Dye

Indigo Garden Spray Dye is a unique food grade dye, which when mixed with liquid garden treatment products, will make all garden sprays visible.

For use, all year round on lawns, gravel driveways, vegetation, non-crop areas, building lines, fence lines and obstacles. Use as part of a treatment programme.

Fixing Dry Patches in your Lawn

Let's face it - we have had two really dry summers in the past two years.

If you are wondering how to fix dry patches in your lawn to get rid of them, the answer lays with Lawn Quencher - Lawn Dry Patch Remedy.

Nothing will grow in the garden without water and in these dry, crusty lawn patches, the soil underneath the surface is as dry as it could ever be.

This clever 75 gram wetting agent tablet will:

Garden Innovation from The Lawn Company Team

The Team at The Lawn Company who created, manufacture and distribute Indigo Garden Spray Dye are an innovative lot whom are capable of taking products that are widely used in the professional sports turf industry and scaling them down to benefit lawn owners and gardeners alike.

The scary thing about some of the much larger UK garden chemical companies is that thay may have an amenity (golf course) and consumer (homeowner) side to their business structure yet they suprisingly fail to bridge the gap.

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy

It's not often that we write about a book here but the fact that artist Charlie Mackesy was featuring a Mole in his New York Times Bestseller was a good enough excuse to tell you about it:

The Sunday Times Bestseller and New York Times Bestseller. Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year.

The tenuous link here is that Moles love Earthworms and CastClear controls their sticky and muddy casts on your lawn.  Are we forgiven now?

Tackle you Garden Weeds

A couple of friends recently came up with the same comment following their attempts at weed control in their gardens.  They had both applied a branded total weed killer on their gravel and pathways and remarked after a few days following application that "The weeds have not gone yet."

When I asked of them "When did you apply the control product?" they said only a few days ago to which I replied "You are expecting too much, please be patient."  Their observations on the speed of the mode of action of single active ingredient or a blend of active ingredients is rather common so a little bit of advice may be required in choice of product for the time of year follows.

A couple of friends recently came up with the same comment following their attempts at weed control in their gardens.  They had both applied a branded total weed killer on their gravel and pathways and remarked after a few days following application that "The weeds have not gone yet."

When I asked of them "When did you apply the control product?" they said only a few days ago to which I replied "You are expecting too much, please be patient."  Their observations on the speed of the mode of action of single active ingredient or a blend of active ingredients is rather common so a little bit of advice may be required in choice of product for the time of year follows.

November Lawn Care Tasks

It's firework season this coming weekend so that means that is may be windy and wet later!  Currently the forecast states dry for Saturday evening in the South East and wet for Sunday evening and wet and windy for Guy Fawkes night.

At this time of year, the lawn will be dew covered for most of the day on a dry, still day.  The grasses will have slowed down but growth will not stop.  We have not had a lot of frosts as yet which is always good and the lawn should be mown about twice monthly this month, less if we get nightime frosts.

If you get chance this coming weekend to get out into the garden and chase some leaves around, here is a list of lawn care tasks that you could do if ground conditions permit:

It's firework season this coming weekend so that means that is may be windy and wet later!  Currently the forecast states dry for Saturday evening in the South East and wet for Sunday evening and wet and windy for Guy Fawkes night.

At this time of year, the lawn will be dew covered for most of the day on a dry, still day.  The grasses will have slowed down but growth will not stop.  We have not had a lot of frosts as yet which is always good and the lawn should be mown about twice monthly this month, less if we get nightime frosts.

If you get chance this coming weekend to get out into the garden and chase some leaves around, here is a list of lawn care tasks that you could do if ground conditions permit:

Dyeing to see where you have treated with a garden sprayer

When lawn owners make liquid or chemical applications to their lawn, they are faced with a big dilemma - how can they mark where they have sprayed already?

Professional Turf Managers have been using Spray Pattern Indicator Dyes for decades but these have never been widely available before to the amateur lawn owner. 

Turf Managers also use what is called a foam bout marker on their large sprayers which leaves a trace blob of foam down the travelled run of the fairway so that the operator can match up with the last pass on the return run.  The foam soon disappears after an hour via sunlight.

When lawn owners make liquid or chemical applications to their lawn, they are faced with a big dilemma - how can they mark where they have sprayed already?

Professional Turf Managers have been using Spray Pattern Indicator Dyes for decades but these have never been widely available before to the amateur lawn owner. 

Turf Managers also use what is called a foam bout marker on their large sprayers which leaves a trace blob of foam down the travelled run of the fairway so that the operator can match up with the last pass on the return run.  The foam soon disappears after an hour via sunlight.

When lawn owners make liquid or chemical applications to their lawn, they are faced with a big dilemma - how can they mark where they have sprayed already?

Professional Turf Managers have been using Spray Pattern Indicator Dyes for decades but these have never been widely available before to the amateur lawn owner. 

Turf Managers also use what is called a foam bout marker on their large sprayers which leaves a trace blob of foam down the travelled run of the fairway so that the operator can match up with the last pass on the return run.  The foam soon disappears after an hour via sunlight.

When lawn owners make liquid or chemical applications to their lawn, they are faced with a big dilemma - how can they mark where they have sprayed already?

Professional Turf Managers have been using Spray Pattern Indicator Dyes for decades but these have never been widely available before to the amateur lawn owner. 

Turf Managers also use what is called a foam bout marker on their large sprayers which leaves a trace blob of foam down the travelled run of the fairway so that the operator can match up with the last pass on the return run.  The foam soon disappears after an hour via sunlight.

Top 10 Autumn Lawn Care Tips

Lawns often feature on the Royal Horticultural Society's Top 10 garden problems each year so why not have a top 10 lawn tips to help you through this autumn. The nights are closing in and ideal mowing days reducing dramatically. We have not had many frosts in the South East of England which is quite suprising for the end of October but you just know that winter is around the corner and we will soon be scraping the ice off the car windscreen in the morning and view frost on the lawn.