Lawns suffer in the summer when the temperatures are above 80 degrees due to the fact that most lawns are Bluegrass, Fescue and Rye. These grasses like temperatures in the 60’s and look their best [...]
July is Smart Irrigation Month and is typically the month of highest water demand for lawns and landscapes. According to the experts, most homeowners and property managers over water by up to 30%! Smart Irrigation [...]
Grass is a high nitrogen feeder and requires a constant source of food and water during the growing season in order to continue providing its green appearance. If not treated properly, it will go into [...]
Rain Rich has teamed up with Synchrony Bank to offer our customers affordable financing. Now is a great time to take advantage of this offer! If you have been dreaming of enhancing your property with [...]
Learn about the most recent pests on Long Island and what you can do about them! The redheaded pine sawfly is the most common sawfly found infesting pines, and is very careful where to lay [...]
In my 30 years as an irrigation contractor, I have heard many misconceptions about irrigation systems, and how they operate. I have always wondered how these ideas have come to be the mainstream thinking. I’ll [...]
Late August is the best time to improve and nurture your lawn. The warm days and cool nights are perfect for starting a new lawn or renovating an existing one. The Rain Rich program is [...]
There have been many discussions and debates regarding watering in hot weather and many experts agree that irrigating in the early morning between the hours of 2:00am – 10:00am is the optimum time for reasons [...]
This summer has been extremely humid (most days over 50%) causing fungus on many properties. Fungus can vary from gray spots to brown patches and it is important to treat right away so that it [...]
A damp spring will cause a rise in the number of mosquitoes and their activity. Besides their annoying buzz and itchy bites, mosquitoes carry disease including West Nile virus and The Chikungunya virus which was [...]
