Home » Blog » It’s Not Just What we Grow…It’s What We Know! It’s Not Just What we Grow…It’s What We Know! July 3, 2014 Controls, Disease, Education, Fertilizer, Green, Insects, Landscape, Lawn, Pest, Plants, Seasonal, Summer, Timely Tips, Van Putte Gardens, Wildlife/Insects The combination of the first days of July and local temps breaking 90 degrees this week means Summer has definitely arrived. And THAT means the start of control season. Lawn weeds, garden weeds, grubs, insects, animal damage… you name it, Summer’s got it. So, when you want to know “what is this and how do I [not] kill it?”, let us help!We see all sorts of weeds this time of year and are happy to identify them and recommend the best methods of killing/removing them. Just bring us a good-sized sample and if you can, a picture of how it’s growing in your lawn or garden, and we will suggest traditional or organic solutions. If your lawn is getting patches, turning rusty, or growing odd grasses you don’t want, we’ve got great turf and lawn fungus experts too — cut a roughly 1-foot square piece of turf along the transitional line (where it goes from good grass to poor), and bring it in for us to examine.Or maybe you don’t know what’s eating holes in the leaves of your veggie plants, or what those brown spots are on the bottoms of your tomatoes, or why certain leaves are turning yellow! Again, just bring us a sample and we’ll diagnose the problems and get your garden back on track. The combination of our staff’s at-work and at-home garden experience means we’ve seen the gamut of pests and disease and are happy to share what works and what doesn’t.