I am often questioned about what the grass on your Arizona lawn should look like during the transition period.  Below are some pictures of our turf test plots with non-overseeded plots on the left and overseeded plots on the right. Read the rest of this entry »

Jay will be on “Good Morning Arizona” tomorrow w/ Dave Owens “The Garden Guy” @ 9:15 Thursday, May 6th.  Jay and Dave will be talking about seashore paspalum sod and the benefits to the environment.  Find out if it is the right lawn for you!  It’s on channel 3.   You won’t want to miss it! Read the rest of this entry »

I think it would be fair to say that we have seen one of the most unusual April’s on record here in the Southwest (rain and cool temperatures).  It’s been nice to get to experience spring again, but our grass lawns are feeling the effects of the up and down weather.  Read the rest of this entry »

We love hearing from our customers!  We received an e-mail recently from Carlos in Tucson who just sodded his backyard, and has a new play area for his son.  We wanted to share, as it is always fun to know that our customers are happy because of their new lawns!   Read the rest of this entry »

I think we’ve all noticed the steady increase in our temperatures over the last couple weeks and as the weather warms up so does our soil. As of this morning, the current soil temperature was 60 degrees at 6:30 am. This is a good indicator that over the next few days we will be in the range to get our warm season grasses up and growing. Read the rest of this entry »

I think we’ve all noticed the steady increase in our temperatures over the last couple weeks and as the weather warms up so does our soil.  As of this morning, the current soil temperature was 60 degrees at 6:30 am.  This is a good indicator that over the next few days we will be in the range to get our warm season grasses up and growing.  Read the rest of this entry »

I just wanted to let everyone in Arizona know that we’ve now teamed up with Sprinkler World all across Arizona to stock and special order our sod.  Not only are they carrying our sod, they also carry everything you could possibly need to get your yard in tip top shape.  Read the rest of this entry »

Seashore Paspalum Maintenance Tips Read the rest of this entry »

Well it’s April 1^st!   As usual we have some really warm days followed by a string of a few cooler days until the real heat begins.  You’ve started to see that flush of spring ryegrass growth if your lawn is overseeded, or you are starting to see a little color if your bermudagrass is coming out of dormancy.  I am going to go over some easy things you can do to help your lawn get through the next couple months and ease the “Spring Transition” anxiety.  Read the rest of this entry »

Now that spring has arrived our bermudagrasses are starting to get a little color and the paspalums are starting to show one of their biggest strengths–an early green up.  For everyone who has overseeded turf or a cool season grass you are quickly realizing that mowing once a week clearly is not enough and turf canopy is getting denser and the ryegrass is getting extremely green and lush.  While your overseeded turf looks amazing this time of year, you don’t want to lose site of the big picture and that is transitioning to your summer lawn.  Read the rest of this entry »