General

Largely accepted as the two most unproductive days in the corporate world....LET THE TOURNEY BEGIN!!  Have fun with the games, and good luck with your brackets!

 If your garden tools have been neglected and forgotten outdoors this winter you can clean lightly rusted tools with steel wool and WD-40.  To keep rust from coming back wire brush off dirt, dry off any exposed metal and spray on WD-40 to make them last longer.

Why go to a tropical paradise this summer when you can have one in your own backyard?  We have many options to give your landscape a tropical flair.   Tropical flowers do great in out hot summers!  Give us a call today for tropical inspiration.  Pots, flower beds...we can do it all.

Old Wiskey Barrels are great for rainwater collection.  There is nothing better for the environment or your plants than to recycle rain!  You can pick up one of these Wiskey barrels for less than a $100.00 and plumb it into your downspouts for almost nothing besides the couple hours it will take you to install it.  Then watch your water $$$$ drop away and watch your plants LOVE you for it.

Fuel surcharges are currently in effect due to increases in gas prices this year. We implement this 1.95% surcharge to all invoices when fuel prices reach $3.25 per gallon (87 octane). As soon as prices fall below this level, which we anticipate, we will remove this fee. If you have any questions or concerns please call the Aspen Lawn Care office at 913-829-6135. Thank you for your understanding and continued service.

Water extra this week.  Temps are projected to reach near 100 degrees for consecutive days towards the end of the week.  Please make sure to water accordingly to help plants, especially turf and new plantings through this hot spell.

Watering recommendations are:  4-5 days per week.  30-35 minutes for rotors and 10-15 minutes for sprays (pop ups)

With all the hot weather this week it is hard to imagine plants being waterlogged within their soil.  However, some home owners take this hot weather in mind and overcompensate watering their trees & shrubs.  Signs of waterlogged roots in plants can show up as leaf scorch or leaf thinning in deciduous plants and tip burn on the candles of evergreens and pines.  In small shrubs and many perennials, too much water will seem like not enough because the plant tends to wilt.

"Watering the grass and plants in the hot summer afternoons will kill the plants!"  Many homeowners live by this statement and arrange their whole schedule as not to be watering when the sun is out.  However, death of the plant can be a slight overstatement.  If that is the case, how do quick rainfalls not kill plant life?  However, watering the turf in the hot weather can cause an outbreak of fungus from the humidity.  Water droplets sitting on the leaf surfaces when watering plants and trees can cause sun burn spots.

 With the warmer temperatures moving in, don't forget to adjust your irrigation controller!  Make sure the settings are set to run 3 times a week.  10 minutes for spray heads and 20-30 minutes for rotors.

Make sure that the system is not watering on your mowing day!

Average number of miles fruits and vegetables travel in the U.S. to get to your plate= 1,600!!!