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The Lawn Guardian John Smith, this is not a lawn care company. 🤣 I am just a lawn care enthusiast that enjoys sharing stuff about one of my favorite hobbies.

double cut diamond action. Lots of green up to go but I like what I see for bermuda in St. Louis, Mo in mid April. 🤌 ...
04/19/2026

double cut diamond action. Lots of green up to go but I like what I see for bermuda in St. Louis, Mo in mid April. 🤌

Lots of green up in the Iron Cutter since the scalp on March 22 to today April 6th. Enjoyed a charity more today. ...
04/07/2026

Lots of green up in the Iron Cutter since the scalp on March 22 to today April 6th. Enjoyed a charity more today.

Now that the scalp is done it was time to get the Catalyst show room ready for the season. Fresh backlap ✅Clean reel ✅H...
04/04/2026

Now that the scalp is done it was time to get the Catalyst show room ready for the season.
Fresh backlap ✅
Clean reel ✅
HOC set ✅
We're cocked locked and ready to rock.

Spring scalp is in the book. All is looking healthy and starting to green up. No signs of winter kill like last year. We...
03/23/2026

Spring scalp is in the book. All is looking healthy and starting to green up. No signs of winter kill like last year. We are a go, here in St. Louis, MO for bermuda season! My Honda and Cal Trimmer were ready to rip this weekend.

01/24/2026

THERE. IS. NO. EXCUSE.

I had to do a little surgery on the IronCutter. The main line in my irrigation had a leak due to this previous fix with ...
10/09/2025

I had to do a little surgery on the IronCutter. The main line in my irrigation had a leak due to this previous fix with two slip compression couplings by a previous owner. Got it all straightened out with the tried and true method of PVC primer and cement and slip couplings.

We're cooking with gas and getting close! Recovery 2025 is almost complete.
07/19/2025

We're cooking with gas and getting close! Recovery 2025 is almost complete.

The office views were so good this morning.
07/05/2025

The office views were so good this morning.

The bermuda recovery is moving along nicely. The plugs are humming and those areas will be back looking like the rest ...
06/29/2025

The bermuda recovery is moving along nicely. The plugs are humming and those areas will be back looking like the rest of the lawn in no time.
If you didn't see my previous post about it, here's what happened. This last winter in areas of my lawn that don't drain well, the IC bermuda dealt with winter kill. Unlike winter of 23-24, that was colder with less precipitation, winter of 24-25 had a lot more precipitation during the freeze thaw cycles coming out of winter and all of the areas that don't drain well were really late to green up or died off. As a whole this 4500 sqft area of IronCutter bermuda came out of dormancy great as it did in spring of 2024.
Recovery has taken a little longer to really get into gear due to the monsoon amounts of rain we were getting throughout spring as well as how cool it was all the way into June.
Here's some things I've learned.
1.)From the wise words of Kurt Cobain, "Nature is a w***e." In other words, Mother Nature is always in control.

2.)Now that I've been on the receiving end of my tall fescue getting decimated by fungus a few years ago and now bermuda damaged by winter kill, I can say both situations are frustrating and like most things in turf management, require lots of patience, work, and trusting the process. However the recovery with bermuda has been more straightforward with a high likelihood of success. Recovery in these situations typically consists of: plugging or sprigging, mowing frequent, and small but frequent apps of N.
3.)Each season in the lawn for any grass type is going to be a little different, especially in the Midwest. Some seasons will have little to no setbacks and others can be troublesome. It's a journey and a learning experience every season.
Cheers and I hope you all are having a great season! 🍻

Had fun with the mow this weekend.
10/06/2024

Had fun with the mow this weekend.

Ornamental grasses are awesome. They add great texture to the lawn and landscaping.
10/01/2024

Ornamental grasses are awesome. They add great texture to the lawn and landscaping.

Wow.
09/13/2024

Wow.

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