Many times customer ask me how long can I spread compost in the fall. The real answer is until the ground freezes but I generally say until December if you live in cold climates. Obviously there are warm parts of the country where you could spread all the way from fall until May or June. […]
Author Archives: Eric Wenger
Many times I have customers asking me where can they find good quality compost and how much will it cost. I often tell the to do a search on the computer for “compost facilities___” and put in the blank for whatever state they live in. This will give them a list of all the compost […]
The GIE-EXPO attendance was up this year and so was the attitude of the attendees. It may be because we have a product situated in a growth market and the landscape contractors are looking for new ways increase their revenue but regardless the excitement felt good. Every year we attend the show it seems more […]
We finished our show at the Mother Earth News Fair this last weekend and had a very good number of people come by to see our product line. Many of the people coming to this show are interested in an organic approach to life. For many it was their first exposure to our line of […]
Earth & Turf will be displaying our line of attachments and providing information on our compost spreaders at the Mother Earth News Fair being held near Somerset PA at the Seven Springs Resort September 20th, 21st and 22nd. This is an exciting event with over 15,000 attendees, people that are concerned about using earth friendly […]
Between March and May is a great time to get going with an organic approach to lawn care. Begin by topdressing with a good quality compost screened to 3/8 minus and spread approximately 1/4″ thick. Core aerate the lawn using a good sized core approximately 1/2″ in diameter. The reason for topdressing first is so […]
Well the topdressing season is going strong and people are aerating and topdressing as well as reseeding to improve their lawns. We need to say a prayer for Texas with all the drought and fires this is really hurting the lawns and sports turf since there is little water to irrigate with. We know that […]
Schools, Universities, Sports field managers, Landscape contractors and home owners are all getting ready for the fall topdressing season. Many will be in the process of going over their equipment and checking to see if the need new aerator tines for their aerators and new belts or chains for their topdressers. It is very important […]
Well, Spring has sprung and we are already seeing the grass start to green up in some parts of the country and soon it will all be green and we will be getting our mowers out to cut grass. Before we get to that point we should be considering how to start or continue an […]
Now is the time to begin planning for fall topdressing and aeration. Depending on where you live in the country you may have already begun the process. This year had widely varying moisture conditions across the country. Some areas were very dry while others had more than enough moisture. The people in the dry areas […]