Eco-Lectric Landscape Maintenance

08/21/2022

Mowing, edging, weed-eating, weeding, mulching etc

01/24/2017

01/23/2017

A lot of customers ask what a mole looks like. Hard to describe, but here is a more friendly picture of one. They eat grubs, which is good. They also eat earthworms, which is bad. There isn't an easy/humane way to get rid of them, but a healthy lawn will recover from the tunneling/mounding damage.

01/19/2017

Bloom Fertilizer

06/30/2016

Hurricane Cut, Carrot topping, Pencil necking, Pineapple top… These are all common terms when palm trees are over-pruned. This is NOT a good method of pruning for two basic reasons:

1. Lower palm fronds store important nutrients, such as potassium.
2. A thicker “neck” or “base” of a palm tree is more protected from high winds.

Remove only the dead or yellow palm fronds to keep palms thriving. Once exception would be if the palm fronds were touching the house. This provides a bridge for insects/rodents, and pruning would be necessary.

06/29/2016

Some people think Electric equipment means less power... Some people think of a small electric push mower... Some people think we need a 300ft extension cord... BUT this is not the case. The mowers we use are powerful, large, battery operated machines. They are Mean Green Mowers.

06/28/2016

Before and After

06/27/2016

Chinch bugs are a major problem for St. Augustine lawns. They live in the roots/thatch and suck the juices out of the grass. Since they like hot, dry, sandy soil areas... here are some tips to help protect your lawns.

-Don’t apply a quick-release fertilizer. This creates a flush of growth that attracts chinch bugs.
-Slow-release fertilizer is the way to go.
-Water the lawn deep and infrequent to encourage a deep root system. Water only when needed.
-Mow at 4 inches or higher to encourage deep roots.
-Mow with sharp blades so you don’t damage the leaf blades and stress the grass.
-Trees or shaded areas can help protect grass. Chinch bugs love sun.

Chinch bugs can usually be identified by spreading the grass blades and root system open. They are about 1-6mm long. Here are 3 stages of what chinch bugs can look like, along with a picture of a damaged area.

06/26/2016

When Eco-Lectric Landscape Maintenance trims hedges, we are as quiet as Edward Scissorhands!

We just acquired a new client because he was woken up by a LOUD gas hedge trimmer outside his window. I think we would all agree how annoying this can be. So he hired us instead. Our electric hedge trimmers are much quieter than gas.

Gas hedge trimmers are a nuisance. Who wants to wear ear plugs?

04/01/2016