Month: July 2021

Keeping Fruit Trees Healthy during harvest time

Keeping Fruit Trees Healthy During Harvest Time

August marks the start of the fall picking season for fruit trees. Though it is a lucrative time for growers, it can be a harrowing time for the fruit trees themselves. Keeping fruit trees healthy during harvest time is a full-time job. If the trees are not well taken care of now, they may not …

Keeping Fruit Trees Healthy During Harvest Time Read More »

Early fall cool season grass care

Early Fall Cool Season Grass Care

Valley Green’s most popular grass seed mix is currently our cool-season grass seed mixes. The mixes include Kentucky Bluegrass, Fescues, and Perennial Ryegrass. Cool season grasses thrive in cooler weather so we have seen an uptick in customers coming in to order the mixes for fall overseeding. We have also answered several questions on early …

Early Fall Cool Season Grass Care Read More »

Why Late Summer and Early Fall are Perfect Times to Overseed

Why Late Summer and Early Fall are Perfect Times to Overseed

We have been getting quite a bit of quote requests for grass seed the past few weeks. The suspected reason for this is that our customers are preparing for late summer and early fall overseeding. Spring, late summer, and early fall are optimal times to overseed. Overseeding is the process of covering dead and bare …

Why Late Summer and Early Fall are Perfect Times to Overseed Read More »

Why Can’t Cool Season Grass be Planted in Summer?

Why Can’t Cool Season Grass be Planted in Summer?

Valley Green has been an expert in turf and grass seed for over thirty years. Our custom grass seed blends are some of our best-selling products. Our busiest time is usually in spring or late fall because that is a very popular time to seed lawns with cool season grasses. We have heard the question …

Why Can’t Cool Season Grass be Planted in Summer? Read More »

Lawn Problems that Arise from a Warm and Wet Summer

Lawn Problems that Arise from a Warm and Wet Summer

The northeast is having a very different summer than the one of the hot and dry 2020. The summer of 2021 has been excessively warm, humid, and wet. These conditions are a breeding ground for many turf-related diseases and other problems. Many of the northeast states are under a tropical storm watch today which is …

Lawn Problems that Arise from a Warm and Wet Summer Read More »