Fertilization & Weed Control – Village Green Lawn and Pest

Your Essential Summer Lawn Guide + Programming Tutorial

By Stuart Tinsley
May 30, 2025
Fertilization & Weed Control, How To, Lawn Health
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As North Texas temperatures continue to climb, we want to remind you that proper watering is absolutely critical to maintaining a healthy, thriving lawn this summer. We cannot stress enough how important it is to adjust your watering schedule for our intense summer conditions. Summer heat puts extraordinary stress on your lawn, causing soil to […]

Crane Flies vs. Mayflies: Those “Giant Mosquitoes” Aren’t What You Think

By Stuart Tinsley
April 1, 2025
Fertilization & Weed Control, Ken's Quick Tip, Pest Control
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We’re getting a lot of inquiries about mayflies that have recently started swarming in North Texas.You might worry these enormous mosquito-like insects are something sinister. Good news—they’re actually crane flies, a completely normal springtime visitor. You’ve probably heard them called mayflies, mosquito hawks, skeeter eaters, or my personal favorite, “mosquitoes on steroids.” But these inch-long, […]

Spring Lawn Watering Guide for North Texas

How Much Should You Water Your Lawn This Spring? Spring is a critical transition period for your North Texas lawn. As grass and plants awaken from winter dormancy, proper watering becomes essential for establishing healthy growth patterns that will carry through summer. Our Recommended Spring Watering Schedule: Standard Sprinklers: Water once per week in three […]

Can Your Struggling Lawn Be Saved? Ken Hyatt Answers

In today’s quick tip, our Founder and President, Ken Hyatt, addresses a critical question we hear often: “My lawn looks really rough. Can it recover, or do I need to start over?” The good news is yes – with the right expertise and commitment. Our proven track record of lawn transformation is why Village Green […]

Safeguard Your Lawn from Summer Threats

As summer heat intensifies in North Texas, many lawns show signs of drought stress. This is a serious concern for homeowners, as nearly every lawn health issue we encounter stems from improper watering—usually insufficient for the season. Even after the abundant May rainfall, the current heat can quickly lead to drought stress and subsequent lawn […]

Help! My Lawn Is Struggling – Soil Issue or Fungus

In today’s lawn health quick tip, Ken covers a couple of questions we often get: Do I have bad soil, or is there a fungal issue preventing my grass from growing? We all share the same soil in North Texas, and it’s rarely the culprit for preventing grass from growing. Both Bermuda and St. Augustine […]

How to Install a Drip Irrigation System

Because proper seasonal watering is so important, we spend much time discussing how to water correctly, usually with spray or rotary head systems. In today’s video, Manny, our Landscape Crew Lead, demonstrates how we install drip lines for our customers. Drip systems are more popular than ever in North Texas because they put water exactly […]

It’s Spring. Why Isn’t Your Lawn Greening Up Yet?

By Andrea
March 21, 2022
Fertilization & Weed Control, Lawn Solutions
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We’ve had a cool spring in North Texas, and the soil temperature hasn’t warmed up enough for our lawns to come out of dormancy. As we head into mid-March, we’re getting questions about dormant lawns. People are concerned something went wrong with their lawn’s health. Now that it is officially spring, we should start seeing […]

Mid-February Lawn Health Update

By Andrea
February 14, 2022
Fertilization & Weed Control, Ken's Quick Tip, Lawn and Landscape Care, Lawn Solutions, Watering
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In this quick video, Ken gives a Winter Storm Landon update and what we are currently seeing in North Texas lawns. As we work our way through the last weeks of winter, Ken shares what we are doing in our customer’s yards to make sure they are ready for spring which is only five weeks […]

The #1 Thing To Do To Prevent Winter & Springs Weeds

By Andrea
November 11, 2021
Fertilization & Weed Control, How To, Ken's Quick Tip
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As we head into late fall and winter Village Green will transition to a fall pre-emergent to reduce fall and winter weeds in our Fertilization & Weed Control Program lawns. For this preventative to work, it is vital that you properly water your lawn within two weeks of the application. Download our Fall Watering Guide […]

Category: Fertilization & Weed Control