Iowa Lawn Care Blog from Quality Care

Facts you might not know about Winter

January 20, 2012

While our crews are busy with snow and ice management, we keep in mind these world records to keep us warm! Antarctica is the coldest place on earth (kind of a no-brainer here) with the coldest reported temperature being -89.4 C (or) -129 F. The coldest place in North America is Snag, the Yukon Territory of [...]

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Lawn Care Tip: Pulsating Sprinklers

January 18, 2012

Lawn care involves many steps, but perhaps none is as important as proper hydration. After all, a Cedar Rapids lawn cannot grow without water. Adequately hydrating your Cedar Rapids lawn is not an exact science, but it is close. The best plan is to install a sprinkler system that ensures your Cedar Rapids lawn is [...]

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Lawn Care Tip: Spring Mowing

January 4, 2012

Mowing might seem like the simplest of lawn care tasks, but it is actually quite important to know how to properly mow your lawn to ensure the best results. Over-mowing or mowing at the wrong times or height can have detrimental effects on your lawn. Here are some lawn care tips on proper mowing procedures. [...]

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Frost Cracking

December 21, 2011

During the winter we prepare for harsh weather by piling on layers of clothing and wearing heavy coats, gloves, hats and scarves; unfortunately, not many people think about how the living things in their yards and gardens react to the cold. Trees and shrubs are vulnerable to cold weather just like we are. If new [...]

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Prepare your home for winter

November 23, 2011

Inspect Your Furnace or Heating System Change the air filter in your furnace and check its efficiency before the cold weather begins. Air filters should be changed every month. Also, remove all flammable material from the area surrounding your furnace. Call in an HVAC contractor to test the heating output and give the system a [...]

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Lawn Care Tip: Using Drop Spreaders to Fertilize your Lawn

November 9, 2011

When your Cedar Rapids lawn needs fertilized, the best solution is to contact your local Cedar Rapids lawn care company and have the professionals attend to the task. However, if you’re one of those do-it-yourselfers, then there is some research to be done on the subject. Not all fertilizers are the same, so you should [...]

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Winter Pruning

November 8, 2011

When the snow falls and our lawn mowers go into storage for their long winter’s nap, have you ever wondered how Quality Care’s team members stay busy? We prune ornamental trees and shrubs during the winter! Winter time is the best time of the year to do many types of pruning. On older trees, pruning [...]

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Protect your Evergreens

October 29, 2011

Especially helpful for Rhododendron and ornamental Spruce, our Evergreen Protectant is a spray-on application that protects your plants from moisture loss during Iowa’s cold winters. Both narrow leafed (needles) and broad leafed evergreens lose moisture through their leaves in winter. Moisture cannot be pulled from frozen soil by the plant, so the leaves turn brown [...]

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Fertilizing in Late Fall

October 15, 2011

At this time of the year, fertilizer directly benefits the root system as it is applied after the above ground growth stops. Roots continue to grow long after mowing season is over; in fact, they grow until the ground is literally frozen solid, sometimes not until after Christmas! So, yes, there is time for our [...]

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September 2011

September 9, 2011

Good-bye hot afternoons, swimming pools slicked with sun block, iced tea in the shade and the kaleidoscope of colors in our gardens. Welcome cool evenings, pumpkin spice, mums, feasts of squash, sweet corn, and football. Welcome fall! Most folks think of fall as an ending – the end of summer, the end of the season. [...]

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