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Turf Nerds Blogs
Welcome to Canopy Lawn Care’s Turf Nerds blog. Read through valuable insights, tips, and fun lawn care banter written from the desk of Mike Hrivnak. Mike’s credentials include graduating from the #1 turf grass management program in the U.S. at NC State, athletic field management for UNC Chapel Hill, Durham Bulls, and the Washington Nationals, plus 20 years of industry experience.
August 25, 2026
Protect Your Fall Aeration & Overseeding Investment: Watering and Mowing Aftercare
Aeration, premium grass seed, and soil-building nutrition create the foundation for a healthier cool-season lawn—but proper aftercare helps new grass successfully establish. Consistent watering keeps seed moist during germination, while careful mowing protects young grass as roots develop. Follow the right aftercare this fall to help turn today's lawn improvements into thicker, healthier turf next spring.
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October 14, 2024
The Many Faces of Grass
Did you know your lawn has a face? It can be happy, spooky, or just mashedaltogether. The picture below is from a grass called marram grass. This grass is utilized
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October 11, 2024
Benefits of cool season aeration and seeding
Fall aeration and seeding is an important annual service for all cool season lawns. The most common cool season grass types are fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, rye grass and bent grass.
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October 5, 2024
A guide to adding value to your home, inside and out
After all, enhancing your property doesn’t just mean that you can earn a little more cash back when you decide to put your house on the market. Little home improvements
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September 14, 2024
Is Slime Mold Bad?
In fact, what you are seeing is very common and is not a fungus at all. At one time, slime mold was considered part of the fungi kingdom, however it
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September 4, 2024
How effective are mosquito control services?
First off, let’s review what we know about mosquitoes.Mosquitoes are a group of a species of small insects that are a type of fly (order Diptera). Within that order they
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August 23, 2024
Johnny Appleseed Day
Who was Johnny Appleseed?Did you know that September 26 is “Johnny Appleseed Day”? The day is celebrated in honor of the folk legend, who was born on September 26, 1774,
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