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02/16/2024

Area baseball fields rounding into shape for the season. Ryegrass has benefitted tremendously from recent warm temps.

11/09/2023

It has been a horrible year for lawns

Excessive drought conditions in Louisiana are quickly becoming a natural disaster that will have effects on gardens, landscape plants and natural areas all across the state.

The U.S. Drought Mitigation Center has categorized a substantial portion of Louisiana’s parishes as being in an “exceptional drought” state for an extended period.

Without supplemental irrigation, many lawns have gone dormant or have areas where the lawn will not recover. Many smaller bedding plants and shrubs have died. As we have experienced months of drought, we are really beginning to see the damage to trees. Shrubs such as azaleas, junipers, spireas, camellias, have been affected too.

Assessing damage after extended droughts is essential to determine the health and condition of your trees. Some signs that your tree is in distress: diminished leaf production, increased defoliation, interior thinning or dieback and smaller leaf size.

After assessing the damage, implement a supplemental watering and care plan to help the tree recover. Regularly monitor the tree's health and progress. Adequate watering, mulching and pruning may be necessary to aid recovery.

In severe cases, if a tree has sustained significant damage and poses a risk of falling or is unlikely to recover, it may need to be pruned or removed.

It's often beneficial to consult a certified arborist or tree care professional for a more comprehensive evaluation.

Remember that tree recovery from drought damage can be a slow process, and it may take several years for a tree to fully regain its health and vigor. Full article: https://tinyurl.com/45vztx66

05/02/2023

Cleaning up some softball fields this morning

04/18/2023

Getting a little topdressing in for Haughton Bucs

04/04/2023

Unseasonably warm temperatures have caused a late flush of stickers. Window is rapidly closing to get them under control before they set seed and make summer miserable. Call today to get them under control. 318-230-0944

Lawn burw**d or “sticker w**d” is a winter annual that germinates in October and grows all winter long. Next April, it produces the burs that are capsules that contain burw**d seed. To avoid the stickers in the spring, you must treat lawn burw**d during fall and winter.

A two prong approach will work best with burw**d or sticker w**d. The first effort is preemptive and involves the use of a preemergence herbicide or w**d preventer. Apply the preemergence herbicide in early October following label directions.

If you missed the window to apply preemergence, there is still time to manage the plant. The most important factor for effectively controlling lawn burw**d is to apply post-emergence herbicides in early winter (Dec, Jan, Feb) prior to flowering and seed set. Simazine has good pre-emergence and early post-emergence activity on lawn burw**d and can be part of an overall lawn burw**d control strategy.

Lawn burw**d becomes highly difficult to control once the burs are formed. View our publication for control practices and herbicide recommendations: https://tinyurl.com/LawnBurw**d

03/15/2023

Airline Baseball looking extremely sharp! Premium playing surface. Airline Baseball Dugout Club Airline Viking Baseball

03/01/2023

New toy for Airline Viking Baseball Airline Baseball Dugout Club

01/23/2023

If you missed pre emerge in the fall, there is still time to get product down to control stickers, but with mild winter weather, that window is closing.

Lawn burw**d or “sticker w**d” is a winter annual that germinates in October and grows all winter long. Next April, it produces the burs that are capsules that contain burw**d seed. To avoid the stickers in the spring, you must treat lawn burw**d during fall and winter.

A two prong approach will work best with burw**d or sticker w**d. The first effort is preemptive and involves the use of a preemergence herbicide or w**d preventer. Apply the preemergence herbicide in early October following label directions.

If you missed the window to apply preemergence, there is still time to manage the plant. The most important factor for effectively controlling lawn burw**d is to apply post-emergence herbicides in early winter (Dec, Jan, Feb) prior to flowering and seed set. Simazine has good pre-emergence and early post-emergence activity on lawn burw**d and can be part of an overall lawn burw**d control strategy.

Lawn burw**d becomes highly difficult to control once the burs are formed. View our publication for control practices and herbicide recommendations: https://tinyurl.com/LawnBurw**d