Yes it is so DEFINITELY wear a mask, wear gloves that can be tossed away afterwards and take a good shower with a lot of soap immediately after spraying...
As Bud said, the red vslve is off in the picture. It is always recommended to have the sprinkler system " blown out" in the fall and valve to the outside turned off to keep the system from freezing.
As a " newbie" with little knowledge and little time with all the other things you have to do, I would seriously recommend you bring in a knowledgeable landscaper to at the least get your yard under control. You have multiple problems with multiple different things that need to be done and it is...
Yes the fall after airation is a good time to put down almost all grass seeds but make sure they do not fertilize with a regular lawn fertilizer! Ask them if they could put down a "starter fertilizer" at the same time they reseed. This will help the new seed get a good, fast start before the...
As a retired landscaper, I ran into this very problem years ago. Top dressing, sod, none of these will work as the shallow roots of the Maple tree are way more superior that a little grass root. The Maple will suck up all the water and the nutrients in the soil leaving nothing for the grass to...
This is the jist of it. "If" you are a hard worker and you have a loved one that is also pretty much a superman or superwoman... and you are willing to put a " LOT" of time and effort into the project, then yes you can do the project.
I HAVE done such a job with the right helpers. If you don't...
I am willing to bet that the fence man used the wrong wording when he explained what he did while installing your fence. Having been a fence installer for years, we often used dry bags of cement in the holes instead of mixing the cement before pouring it into the hole. Here in the Northeast...
I am in charge of taking care of a large assortment of gardens of all types in one of the largest cities in New Jersey and do believe that the morning glory is as big of a nuisance as poison ivy if not even worse! Here are a few tricks that I have learned over the years. If you have a lot of the...
First I have a question. You state that the house was recently renovated. Did they put a new roof on the house? I have worked on numerous "old houses" with this same problem and each time it had a new roof recently put on. The old homes had a solid roof ( be it slate or shingle) and the attics...