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Winter can be snowy and very cold but also rainy, with many temperature fluctuations around the freezing point. In each case, your lawn is exposed to significant stress. Snow itself does not affect a properly cared lawn, but it can favor various problems and diseases. As a measure of precaution, you should not step on the lawn as long as it is frozen and covered with snow. Also, make sure you remove the leaves that fall from the trees in autumn; do not make piles and leave them there and apply organic lawn care products to nourish your lawn for winter. Making piles of snow is also a mistake, because they favor the apparition of snow mold, which is a type of fungus that destroys lawn areas. This disease occurs mainly in areas that have not been trimmed before the winter, and where leaves and snow blocked the proper aeration for a long period. Like other pathogen-causing diseases, snow mold pathogens are always there, but the disease erupts only if there are conditions for its develo...

Even if the cold season is here and nature is numb, do not hesitate to make the necessary steps to prepare your lawn and garden for the spring. Be sure to use organic fertilizer from Revive in the fall, and early Spring.  Despite the weather, some resistant plants successfully make the transition from winter to the next season, growing in vibrant colors that will stand in the winter`s monotony. Hepatica is a flower of the family of anemones that produces inflorescences of different colors, from white and pink to purple, in the late winter or early spring. Another member of the same family is the wind flower; it produces lovely flowers in different colors that appear in March. Cyclamen is another plant that does not care about the cold outside. Its amazingly beautiful flowers, in a pink-violet shade, delight us in late autumn, resisting the winter until early spring, when it enters its vegetative state. Hellebore, popularly known as winter rose or Christmas rose, is a vigorous f...

Now that winter has come, low temperatures and frost can become a real problem for your lawn and garden. Taking the following things into account ensures that in the spring you will have the same beautiful lawn as as in the previous season. First of all, we must get rid of the idea that we can leave everything as it is, considering that winter is a completely dead season after all. But how can you avoid lawn frost damage? The answer is simple: prevention. Nutrients and proper irrigation during the year provide a solid background for the grass, and if it stays healthy, there is little chance that it will be affected even by the harshest conditions, so make sure to use an organic liquid fertilizer in Spring and Fall . It is also very important, during the winter, to avoid traffic over the frozen lawn. Other type of damage specific to the cold season is easily reversible. How do we help the lawn to revive after a harsh winter? Once the cold season passes, even if no complications have o...

To keep your lawn healthy, you need to periodically fertilize it, pull out weeds, water it and mowing the grass. It is important to choose the right time for the first and the last mowing operations, in order to have a beautifully green lawn during the warm months, when you spend more time in your yard. The timing and frequency of lawn mowing is determined by its purpose, grass variety, soil characteristics, illumination and other growth conditions. The first lawn mowing is done when the grass has reached a height of 10 cm. This first trimming is actually a leveling operation that ensures a uniform aspect. As far as the trimming frequency is concerned, the lawn must be trimmed whenever its appearance becomes uneven. Most people do this operation once every two weeks. During autumn, you should gradually lower the base of the lawn mower, every time you trim the grass. If you leave the grass grow too tall during the winter months, you will only favor the invasion of field mice and othe...

If the grass in your yard turns brown in the winter, it is probably affected by a disease called snow mold. Snow mold develops in the cold season, in the presence or absence of snow, and, as it progresses, the lawn becomes brown and the diameter of the affected areas reaches 50 - 60 cm. Under humid conditions, the edges of the brown areas become pink-ish due to the spores of the fungus causing this disease. The lawn can be partially or totally destroyed. The favorable conditions for the development of this fungus are low temperatures (0-18 ° C), snow, long periods of rainy and frosty weather, shady or poorly drained areas, lawn left unmown over the winter or covered with leaves that prevent it from breathing. With the melting of snow, the spores are spread by drops of water, tools, animals and people who cross the lawn.  It may leave you asking How to make your grass green for Spring ?  The answer is feeding it the proper fertilizer in the fall so it is nourished at the roo...

To ensure that your yard will survive in the cold season, consider taking some measures in advance. Protect the alleys, fences and other exterior structures. Regardless the material they are made from (wood, stone or composite), exterior elements need your attention to remain in good shape during the winter. When it comes to decks, cobblestone pavements and fences, autumn is the ideal time to work on providing them some extra protection against low temperatures and moisture. Autumn is also a great time to check any other problems in your yard, such as sick trees, or rotten roots that may cause additional problems and damage during the cold season, if you take no action. Paint the wooden surfaces. The deck and other wooden surfaces and elements require annual maintenance. Applying a special paint will protect them from rot, mold and dirt, preventing degradation. Pay attention to your outdoor furniture. If possible, move the outdoor furniture indoors. However, if you must keep it out,...

Maintaining the soil by mechanical actions is not enough. The areas designed to grow vegetable and other plants must be permanently cared for and the quality of the soil improved to ensure high fertility, especially true for drought tolerant grass areas . The basic methods to achieve this goal are soil fertilization and irrigation. Vegetables typically take from the soil large amounts of nutrients, in a short period of time. Among the agro-technical measures that contribute to increasing the production of vegetables and improving their quality, the correct application of organic and mineral fertilizers has a very important role. Excessive fertilization can lead to product quality degradation and increased pollution of the soil and groundwater, therefore it is essential to balance the application of organic fertilizers with mineral fertilizers. The soil in your garden likes a whole range of organic and mineral fertilizers, especially in the form of solutions or granules. Liquid fertil...