Weed Description: A perennial with erect stems that may reach 5 feet in height. Sericea lespedeza is often a weed of pastures, hay fields, roadsides, and abandoned fields. It is found throughout the southeastern United States. Leaves: Leaves are arranged alternately along the stem and are divided into 3 smaller leaflets. Individual leaflets range from 1/2 to […]
Read MoreWeed Description: A perennial from rhizomes and tubers that may reach 2 1/2 feet in height. The stems are 3-sided and triangular in cross section and the leaves are yellow to green in color with a distinct ridge. Found throughout the southeastern United States as a common weed of agronomic and horticultural crops, nurseries, turfgrass, and […]
Read MoreVirginia Buttonweed (Diodia virginiana) is a broadleaf weed that is often found growing in mats. It is highly prevalent in the warmer months of June through November. Buttonweed often grows in dry, semi-shaded areas and it can normally be found along the edges or forests, pastures, and turf. You will often see it in many […]
Read MoreForecasted weather patterns will be favorable for Pythium blight to start showing up on cool-season turfgrasses. With afternoon showers and nighttime temperatures over 70, conditions will be ideal for this disease to do some damage, particularly in tall fescue. Preventative measures should be taken now before the average daily temperature gets too high for cool-season […]
Read MoreThe recent wet weather during the past couple of weeks followed by “August” in June weather has led to Pythium root rot from the Piedmont to the Coast on creeping bentgrass putting greens. This is not to be confused with Pythium root dysfunction (Pythium volutum). Pythium root rot has been the most diagnosed disease in […]
Read MoreHunting billbugs are active in North Carolina and have begun feeding and laying eggs. Egg laying typically occurs from May – September and larvae hatch in 3-10 days. We would expect billbug larvae to be present in mid-June through July. In North Carolina billbugs typically feed on bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, and seashore paspalum. Damage caused by […]
Read MoreWeed Description: Prostrate, freely-branched summer annual with inconspicuous purplish flowers forming mats 15 to 18 inches in diameter. Found throughout the southeast. Roots: Taproot Leaves:Consist of 3 oblong leaflets (trifoliolate), 1/2 to 3/4 inch long and 1/3 to 1/2 as wide, obtuse at apex, narrowed at the base. Leaflets without hairs except for appressed hairs […]
Read MoreIt’s been well over 40 years since John, Paul, Ringo, and George swarmed over the United States in their version of “Beatle-mania”. However, homeowners still experience “beetle mania” almost every summer in the mid-Atlantic. If you’re having trouble with beetles (and/or grubs in your lawn and landscape) then mid-summer is the ideal time to treat. […]
Read MoreINSECT ALERT: May 24th, 2010 JAPANESE BEETLE, Popillia japonica Newman, Scarabiidae, COLEOPTERA Japanese beetles are now beginning to emerge which means egg laying will start in early June. Effective applications of insecticides for white grubs began in late May and will continue through August. Despite the dry weather in April and early May, the beetles […]
Read MoreLet Virginia Green Lawn Care add a beautiful frame to your picture perfect lawn. We can treat your trees and shrubs with the same professional loving care you have come to know and expect for your lawn. Sign up for our eight application Tree and Shrub program this month and receive one application at ½ […]
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