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If you do, you probably have gophers or ground moles. Do you know what to do?

Most household lawns are not large enough to attract gophers or ground moles in concentrated enough numbers to create a serious problem. Still, they can be a nuisance and cause damage to your grassy haven.

Telltale signs of ground moles and gophers…

Evidence of these animals are a little more obvious than most lawn garden pests. They deposit dirt hills on top of your lawn, usually next to holes… plus tunnels criss-cross beneath your lawn. An unsightly mess for sure. If these holes and tunnels cave in, you can have a serious ankle-turner.

If you decide the infestation is serious, you will need to take consistent, and sometimes aggressive, pest control measures. The first step is to find out what you’re dealing with, and then devise a method of control.

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Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, JOSH GRAY. He is an expert gardener, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.

Summer Lawn Care Tips
By Josh Gray

Summer is just around the corner, and your lawn could probably use a little maintenance before the summer season of backyard BBQs and swimming in the pool. So what are you doing now to get your lawn ready? Lawn care is often feared as a difficult and time intensive process, but with a few guidelines and tips, you can easily have a healthy green lawn in time for the first backyard party of the season.

First of all, if you can spare a minute of your time, don’t hire a lawn care “specialist” or professional landscaper. Buying your own lawn care products is cheap and easy, with hundreds of vendors offering products online and in Do-It-Yourself stores.

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Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, KEITH KINGSTON. He is an expert on lawn mowers and gardening, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.

Guide to Basic Lawn Mower Maintenance
By Keith Kingston

Trying to start your lawn mower after a long winter can be very frustrating. Performing a few routine maintenance tasks before you store your lawn mower for the winter can save you time in the spring, prolong the life of your lawn mower, and save you money over the long run. Even if you have already put your lawn mower into storage for the winter, a few simple maintenance tasks performed before starting your lawn mower in the spring can be very beneficial.

Wash and dry your lawn mower after the mowing season is over. A power blower can be very helpful in removing grass and debris from the underside of your lawn mower and other hard to reach areas.

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Ideal growing conditions are essential for successful lawn garden care and maintenance, because they generate healthy grass. And healthy grass overcomes weeds and resists droughts, pests, and diseases.

Healthy grass needs loamy soil and the right amount of water… two very crucial ingredients of effective lawn care and maintenance.

How to have the right soil conditions for healthy grass:

The ideal soil is a loamy combination of sand, silt, and clay because it absorbs water readily and stores it.

Here’s how to determine if your soil is the right consistency… Squeeze a handful of moist soil. If it doesn’t hold its shape when squeezed, then it has too much sand. If it sticks together and barely breaks apart (if at all) when touched, then it has too much clay. If it holds its shape until poked, and then crumbles, then celebrate… you have loamy soil! This is the absolute best soil consistency for a healthy lawn.

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If the soil has lots of earthworms, then your lawn is healthy and vibrant.

If there are very few earthworms, it means one of two things… Either your soil is so nutrient poor that earthworms can’t survive, or pesticides have killed most of them.

Practicing natural, organic gardening lawn care can alleviate both of these problems. If you want a healthy green lawn that is earthworm-friendly, just follow these easy organic gardening lawn care basics:

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