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Season right around the corner new customers coming in.

Fresh new sod and some red mulch!

Mulch job completed

Starting out 2018 with this brand new customer. Thanks for choosing us to maintain and manicure your lawn.

Just another day at the office hard at work grading and landscaping this property in Tampa,FL

New customer cleaned up and flowers installed....

Another new and happy customer..

Before and after on a job we did today.

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Brand new property we took over this week. Cleaned cut and all trimmed up looking good for the customer.

If anyone is in Tampa, FL near Waters Avenue our family owned business Green Thumb Lawn and Tree Service, LLC just had 2 Stihl SF90R W**d eaters and a Stihl BR600 Back pack blower stolen out of the back of our trailer.
This is HUGH devastation to our business and livelihood. If you see anyone trying to pawn this equipment please contact us ASAP a police report has been made. The total for this equipment alone is over $2000.

New property cleaned cut and mulched.

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While summer can mean good times and fun for us, the heat can take a tool on turf. If mow too low, water too much or too little, or ignore early signs of pests, your grass could quickly become lack blustery or even completely die in small or large patches.
Here are a few tips and tricks that can help any homeowner in maintaining their healthy law throughout the hot summer.


1. We Mow at the Proper Height

If you want a healthy lawn that is, we make certain the mower blades are sharpened and will make a clean cut of 3.5" to 4.5" for warm season grasses and 3" to 4" for cool season grasses. If blades are not sharpened the tips of the grass will begin to brown and fray - sort of like split ends in hair. Tall blades of grass can obtain more light during peak sun hours and use this energy to produce and provide more nutrients to the roots and surrounding soil. Taller blades will also provide shade that allows for the soil surrounding each blade of grass to maintain moisture throughout the dry heat of most summer days. It's best to time your mowing so you're never removing more than 1/3 of the blade surface at a time.

2. Water Control

It's imperative that lawns receive at least 1" of water per week, and obviously a bit more when the heat is severe. Use a rain gage or straight-sided can to keep track of the amount of water received from rainfall. Water deeply and less frequently to encourage drought-tolerant roots. Water early in the morning or late in the evenings to reduce evaporation and fungal growth. Note, water droplets act like a magnifying glass when the sun's rays are pounding down, so you can end up causing serious damage if watering during peak heat. Either water your lawn regularly and deeply, or don't water your lawn at all and don't let your lawn become brown and dormant then try to "water it back to life". When your lawn goes dormant in the summer, it should stay that way until fall - don't worry, it should recover once the weather changes.


3. Recycle Grass Clippings

The waste our mowers produces shouldn't be considered waste at all. We use a mulching kit on all our mowers. The clippings should be redistributed across the lawn. With mowing at the proper height, and letting the clippings scatter across the lawn. This practice is called grass cycling - not to mention that it's insanely nutritious for your lawn. By using a mulching kit on the mowers and not bagging the clippings but rather just cut and spread the shredded grass back into the turf. These clippings will be able to supply the soil with an added supply of nutrients as well as additional shade to further along the growth of a healthy lawn.

4. Fertilizing

We do not provide fertilization services, but do have a sub-contract company that specializes in this field and who can provide best practices, however here are a couple good points that fit in here.
Avoid fertilizing warm-season grass toward the end of fall. This encourages lawn growth into the colder seasons when the lawn should not be growing. Instead, fertilize in the early spring and throughout the spring season while the weather is warming up and plants begin to flourish. Fertilize again in the middle of summer. Cool-Season grass requires fertilization at the onset of spring, or as soon as the grass recovers from winter dormancy. Fertilize again in the early fall after heat waves and droughts have subsided for the year.

Fresh new landscaping installed

New customer cleaned up and looking nice!!

A little tip of the day if your building or maintain a Butterfly Garden.

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