Valerie Smith

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Valerie Smith is the content strategist at Sod Solutions.

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Understanding Fertilizer Shelf Life and Storage

Does fertilizer go bad or lose its effectiveness? Knowing answers to these questions can help you maximize your efforts and avoid waste.

Soil tests help lawn care operators know which nutrients the soil needs to maintain a healthy lawn.

Soil Testing 101

Providing regular lawn care services can be beneficial, but often, lawn care operators need to know the specific nutrients necessary to see improvement. Here's how they can do so using a soil test.

The Role Of Soil Testing In Effective Lawn Fertilization

Soil Testing for Effective Lawn Fertilization

A look at the importance of soil testing and how lawn care professionals can read the results to promote healthier lawns.

Spring Lawn Care Tips

Spring Lawn Care Advice

Here are a few tips to ensure your customers' lawns are in tiptop shape this spring.

How To Winterize Your Landscaping Tools

Winterize Your Landscaping Tools

An expert from Sod Solutions emphasizes the importance of winterizing work tools, provides a checklist of supplies you’ll need and offers step-by-step instructions on how to protect your lawn care tools from the harsh winter elements.

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How to Prevent Turfgrass Issues in Winter

A look at the most common turfgrass problems during wintertime and how lawn care operators can solve them.

Proper fertilization, preventive fungicide applications and sufficient watering in the fall can prevent lawn disease from cropping up in a lawn.

How to Prevent Lawn Disease in the Fall

Check out these recommendations for preventing lawn disease during fall.

Fall Lawn Maintenance Tips

Fall Lawn Care Tips

These fall lawn care tips will ensure lawns come back full and healthy following the winter season.

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How to Control Weeds in Summertime

Ideas to help lawn care operators control pesky weeds throughout the summer season.

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Summer Lawn Care Tips

Experts recommend summer lawn care tips for warm- or cool-season lawns.

Chinch bugs can be as small as 1/10 of an inch.

How to Control Chinch Bugs

Answers to the most frequently asked questions about chinch bugs and controlling the insects.

Crabgrass often requires a pre- and postemergent herbicide treatment to eradicate it.

How to Eradicate Crabgrass

A guide to help lawn care operators identify and eliminate crabgrass in their customers' yards.

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Five Turfgrass Diseases and How to Prevent Them

Lawn care operators should be aware of these five turfgrass diseases to watch out for this spring and learn how to treat them.

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The Checkup: How to Test Your Soil Health

The best way to diagnose a problem before spending time and money on other solutions is to collect and submit a soil analysis in your yard. A soil analysis will inform you of all the nutrients you need in your lawn.

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Prevent Summer Cool-Season Turfgrass Disease

A basic understanding of how turfgrass diseases work and what causes them is essential in any disease prevention or treatment strategy. Here are some ways to control disease in your turfgrass.

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How to Get Rid of Jack Frost Trails in Your Lawn

Stripes that look like the back of a tiger have suddenly mysteriously appeared on your lawn: here's what you can do about it.

Winter Lawn Care Tips

Top 8 Lawn Care Tips for the Winter Season

Lawn care in the winter is still just as important as other seasonal maintenance practices as your winter care will greatly determine how well your lawn comes out of dormancy in the spring.

Dormant turfgrass during the winter season.

Can You Lay Sod In Wintertime?

Depending on your geographic location, green industry pros can plant sod in the winter. Check out these tips on how to do so properly.