http://teedandbrownnews.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:34:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While we've been beating this drum for a little while now, even The Wall Street Journal has taken notice and written up a piece on the struggles faced by grass around the country in the summer of 2010. The Ugly Summer of 2010 http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=186 http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=185 http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=184 In many cases, areas of your lawn are brown because the soil is too shallow. By laying down a layer of soil before reseeding, you not only give the seed a head start, but you also help to add to the soil layer for future enhanced root growth. If you ... http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=183 If you are keeping up on the social networking trends, you'll likely have either a Facebook or a Twitter account, possibly both. If so, consider becoming a follower or fan of Teed & Brown. You'll get the latest updates on news about lawns, services, etc. Fan us on Facebook Follow us on ... http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=182 This is the time of year when lawns brown out even when they are getting adequate water. The common assumption is that lawns won't turn brown if they get plenty of water. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Now it's the heat. Even if your irrigation system is perfect, ... http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=181 Here we go! For the first time in several years, we're looking at the head of what promises to be a brutal monster of a heat wave. While we always get brief spells of uncomfortably hot weather, we rarely face a stretch of near 100 degree weather that promises to ... http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=180 I once again had the honor of being interviewed at WTNH on Good Morning Connecticut. This time, we spoke about irrigation, and the best approach to properly water your lawn. Enjoy! -Chris Brown http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=179 Watering your lawn is trickier and more complicated than many people realize. Here we take some of the guesswork out and help you to get the job done simply and correctly. http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=178 Transcript: Written June 8, 2010. We have received very little water this year. Unfortunately the weather forecast keeps predicting water, so a lot of people have it in their minds that we have gotten a lot more than we actually did. The result of this lack of water of course ... http://teedandbrownnews.com/?p=177