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People usually ask us: "Why are your guys always in gloves and long sleeves? Even in July?"The better question is actual...
10/22/2026

People usually ask us: "Why are your guys always in gloves and long sleeves? Even in July?"

The better question is actually: "What does the label tell them to wear?"

On spray days, every piece of gear comes straight off the product label. It spells out exactly what protection each product needs.

For mixed product, that's long pants, long sleeves, waterproof gloves up the arm, waterproof shoe covers, and safety glasses. (The glasses are mostly for the low branches.) The concentrate needs an apron and a face shield too, so that gets handled at the shop, before the truck ever pulls up to your house.

A homeowner crosses the lawn a few times a week. A tech is around mixed product every day, all season. The gear matches that.

We've been doing it this way since 1980, without a single safety-related incident.

Ever seen a crew do something in your yard that made you curious? Drop it below and we'll tell you why.

A retired farmer's opinion on grass carries some weight.So when Cindy's dad saw her lawn in Plymouth this summer and cal...
10/21/2026

A retired farmer's opinion on grass carries some weight.

So when Cindy's dad saw her lawn in Plymouth this summer and called it "just perfect," we took notice.

That's after a September with no rain and no in-ground sprinklers, just hoses, all fall. It still looked better and more w**d-free than some of the neighbors' lawns.

Cindy's on our Performance program, with aeration and overseeding.

Her only complaint? The neighbor's creeping charlie keeps crawling over the line. If that's your yard too, tell us below.

Our 2026 lawn care season is officially wrapped up, and we still have some leftover product we’d love to give away. If y...
10/20/2026

Our 2026 lawn care season is officially wrapped up, and we still have some leftover product we’d love to give away. If you’d like a free w**d control and fertilizer application to help your lawn over winter and give it a head start for next spring, now’s your chance.

📍 Must be located within 15 miles of Loretto!

If you want a free fall application, here is what you need to do:
- Go to www.prolawnsmn.com and fill out our quote form.
- Put 'FREE FALL APP' in the comments section.
*We only have so much product, so this is strictly first-come, first-served.

Head to www.prolawnsmn.com to get on the list!

Dropped the mower for the last few cuts, and now it keeps scalping the same high spots?Bumps get a lot more noticeable t...
10/20/2026

Dropped the mower for the last few cuts, and now it keeps scalping the same high spots?

Bumps get a lot more noticeable this time of year, mostly because you're cutting closer to the ground.

Before you rent a roller: skip it. Rolling packs the soil down underneath, and that's harder on the roots than the bumps ever were.

Here's where most bumps come from:

Worms. Moist soil means busy earthworms, and their castings pile up at the burrow openings.

Frost. As the ground freezes and thaws, it heaves, especially where there are rocks or debris underneath.

Mowing the same way every time. The wheels keep pressing the same tracks.

Good soil. Rich, organic soil grows great grass, and it's naturally bumpier than sandy soil.

Easy: switch up your mowing direction each time. Most people won't notice the rest.

Medium: aerate and overseed. Aeration helps move soil from the high spots toward the low ones, and thicker turf hides what's left.

Hard: topdress with sand, no more than ¼" at a time so you don't smother the grass. A truly smooth lawn can take several rounds a year.

A few bumps usually mean the soil underneath is alive. Be honest: have you been mowing the same direction all season?

The bare dirt the crabgrass left behind will still be bare dirt next April. Unless you seed it in November.Yes, November...
10/19/2026

The bare dirt the crabgrass left behind will still be bare dirt next April. Unless you seed it in November.

Yes, November. It's called dormant seeding. Once the soil drops below 50°F, seed won't sprout. It waits in the ground all winter, then comes up in spring with a head start. No watering, nothing to babysit.

Here's the list, in order:

Rake out the dead grass. Pull the dead crabgrass clumps so the soil underneath is open.

Mark the bare spots. Do it now, while you can still see them, before leaves and snow cover everything. A few golf tees work.

Buy seed. Kentucky bluegrass and fine fescue for sun, shade-tolerant fine fescue under trees. Plan on 3–4 lbs per 1,000 sq ft.

Wait for cold soil. That's usually early to mid November, when the ground is cold but not frozen. Then loosen the top layer with a rake, spread the seed, and lightly rake it into the top quarter inch.

If it looks thin early next spring, give it time. Seed needs soil above 50°F and air above 60°F to sprout, and it can take 10–14 days to show.

The spots you mark now are the first ones to green up in spring. Save this, and check off number two before the leaves bury them.

If your lawn went pale this year even with all the watering, write this one down for spring.Here's why. If your lawn wen...
10/18/2026

If your lawn went pale this year even with all the watering, write this one down for spring.

Here's why. If your lawn went pale this year even with plenty of watering, the water might be the reason. Hard water carries calcium and magnesium, and with hardly any rain to wash it out, it builds up and raises the soil's pH.

Once the pH goes above 7, iron gets hard for grass to use. The lawn looks hungry, but feeding it doesn't help.

The good news: you've got all winter to sort it out.

Easy: snap photos of the yellow spots now, while you can still see them

Medium: send off a soil sample before the ground freezes

Hard: if the pH comes back high, line up compost after aeration for spring, and sulfur only if the test says so

Spring goes a lot better when you already know what you're fixing. Save this for March.

“When do I turn the sprinklers off for the year?”Short answer: probably later than you were planning to.Your grass keeps...
10/15/2026

“When do I turn the sprinklers off for the year?”

Short answer: probably later than you were planning to.

Your grass keeps working underneath long after the mower’s been put away. As long as the soil stays above about 40°F, that water still gets used. Once it drops below that, you’re just running up the water bill.

Until then, water as much and as late as you can. This time of year, you don’t need to worry about watering causing disease. If water starts running off the lawn, you’ve put down enough.

Two things to watch:

First, freezes.

Before the first hard freeze, shut off your outdoor water from inside and drain the faucets, so nothing bursts.

Second, your trees.

They took the hit this summer too. If your system’s already winterized, a hose or a regular sprinkler under the trees still counts.

A few more weeks of water now is what your lawn and trees carry into winter. So be honest: is your sprinkler still running, or did it get put away with the patio furniture?

You can see the line now. Wait until after the first frost.That's when the crabgrass on the weak side dies off and leave...
10/14/2026

You can see the line now. Wait until after the first frost.

That's when the crabgrass on the weak side dies off and leaves bare dirt behind. The side that's been fed and thickened up all season stays green right up to the property line. The difference that's been hiding all summer is about to be very obvious.

Same street. Same summer. Same 6th-driest August in 132 years.

What's different is what happened on each side of that line, especially in the fall.

The frost is about to make that line a lot easier to see. Send this to the neighbor who swears their side is greener.

POV: you find something that looks like a grain of rice on the garage floor. It's not rice.Mouse droppings are usually t...
10/13/2026

POV: you find something that looks like a grain of rice on the garage floor. It's not rice.

Mouse droppings are usually the first sign one's moved in. Small, pointed, about the size of a rice grain.

This is the time of year it starts. Nights get cold, and a mouse only needs a gap about the width of a pencil to get inside.

Before it turns into a winter-long problem: Seal small holes with steel wool, then caulk around it Check door sweeps, especially on the garage Keep pet food and birdseed in sealed, hard containers, not the bag Clear leaf piles and clutter away from the foundation so there's nowhere to hide close to the house

The leaf piles you're cleaning up off the lawn this week shouldn't end up against the foundation either. Grab a pencil tonight and try the gaps around your garage. Where did it fit?

That brown patch spreading in your lawn isn't dying grass. It's dying crabgrass.Crabgrass is a warm-season annual, so co...
10/12/2026

That brown patch spreading in your lawn isn't dying grass. It's dying crabgrass.

Crabgrass is a warm-season annual, so cool nights and the first frost finish it off for the year. The clumps brown out, die, and leave bare dirt behind.

Before it goes, it drops its seed. Those seeds sit in the soil all winter and sprout next spring once the soil warms to about 55°F. Thin spots and bare dirt are exactly where they take off.

And this was a big crabgrass year. The summer heat broke down crabgrass preventer faster than usual.

Easy: once it browns out, rake out the dead clumps so the holes are open

Medium: dormant seed those bare spots in November, so new grass is there to fill in before the crabgrass seed wakes up

Hard: next spring, crabgrass preventer down before the soil hits 55°F, and keep the mower at 3" or higher all summer

The holes it leaves this fall decide how much comes back next summer. Save this for spring. That's when the crabgrass preventer clock starts.

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Loretto, MN
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