Congratulations Mary Jo M. of Grand Rapids for winning 2 weeks of chipmunk, vole, and ground squirrel trapping. For more information on how you can win, click here.
Facebook winner for August
August 15th, 2012 by Tuff Turf Molebusters10,000 moles trapped in 7 years
July 9th, 2012 by Tuff Turf MolebustersWe just trapped our 10,000 mole! While we have been busting moles prior to 2000, we did not start keeping count of the moles we trap until 2005.
Facebook Winner for July
July 9th, 2012 by Tuff Turf MolebustersCongratulations Melody Henigan for winning the July 1 Facebook drawing for free Merit Grub Preventor.
Chipmunk Trapping
June 30th, 2012 by Tuff Turf MolebustersWe now offer trapping for chipmunks and ground squirrels. We use spring loaded traps that are hidden in trap stations. The stations protect the traps from exposure to children and pets. The picture below shows a trap station that contains 2 traps. Email or call us for pricing and more information.
Enter our Monthly Drawings for Free Services
May 10th, 2012 by Tuff Turf MolebustersEach month we are having a drawing and giving away free services. To be eligible for the drawing, all you have to do is “Like” Tuff Turf Molebusters on Facebook. You do not have to be a current client to win, but the service has to be provided within my service area.
If you are the winner of a service that you have already prepaid, I will credit your account and you can use that credit towards other services.
Increase your chances of winning by telling your friends to like Tuff Turf Molebusters. If your friend wins the drawing, I will also give you their winning free service. Make sure to tell your friends that after they like Tuff Turf Molebusters they need to post an update saying who referred them.
Calendar of Winning Services:
May 1 — Mosquito Spraying.
June 1 — Outdoor insect barrier treatment.
July 1 — Merit Grub Preventer application.
August 1 — Two weeks of Chipmunk, Vole, and Ground Squirrel trapping.
September 1 — Core Aeration.
October 1 — Fall deep root feeding of Trees and Shrubs.
November 1 — Application of Vole repellent for foundational beds.
After we perform the free services to your satisfaction, I would appreciate if you would post a review about the service.
Grass Going to Seed
May 10th, 2012 by Tuff Turf Molebusters
Frost Damage to Landscape Plants
May 10th, 2012 by Tuff Turf MolebustersRemember how nice March was? We are seeing the consequences of record setting heat that caused trees and shrubs to bud out too early. Heavy frosts in April damaged the buds and now leaves are curling, turning brown, and even falling from trees. The frost damage looks bad, but it will not threaten the tree. The trees are healthy despite their appearance.
Milky Spore for Controlling Grubs
April 16th, 2012 by Tuff Turf MolebustersI am often asked about using Milky Spore to control grubs. Apparantely MSU receives a lot of questions also. Follow this link for the validity of Milky Spore as a grub control. http://www.news.msue.msu.edu/news/article/a_question_about_milky_spore_applications_and_grubs
Crabgrass in Early Summer
April 10th, 2012 by Tuff Turf MolebustersThis Spring I have been frequently asked how the hot temperatures we’ve experienced in March will affect our crabgrass control. Now that we have finally returned to “normal temperatures” I can better answer this question.
Spring accelerated from snow on the ground on March 3 to 62 degree soil temperatures on March 18. Crabgrass germinates when soil temperatures are at 55 degrees for 3 consecutive nights. We had over a week of soil temperatures above 60 degrees. Forsythia were blooming the 3rd week of March, which usually happens in mid-April. Crabapple trees were blossoming the next week, this usually happens in late April or early May. The grass was growing the last week or March, this usually does not happen until late April. We managed to rocket through 8 weeks of climate change in 3 weeks.
I struggled with the decision to continue applying crabgrass control knowing that it was too late to be effective. I had many discussions with other lawn care professionals and even professors at MSU. We were in unchartered territory and nobody knew what to do. History and logic told us that “this cannot be happening”, but it was. 80 degree temperatures in March are not uncommon. However, sustained high day time and night time temperatures are unprecedented. The temperatures usually plummets 40 degrees after an 80 degree day in March.
I made the decision in mid-March to continue applying crabgrass control with the hope of a frost. A frost would kill any crabgrass that germinated and our pre-emergent would then be effective stopping more crabgrass from germinating. I am glad I made that decision because this week we finally received that frost. Hopefully our weather is back to “normal” and we will have effective crabgrass control. Rest assured that if we applied your crabgrass control and you get crabgrass this summer, we will take care of it.
A day in the life
March 23rd, 2012 by Tuff Turf MolebustersAs a small business owner I spend a lot of my time putting out fires. Correction, this was the first one I ever put out. Darryl’s car had an electrical fire that started shortly after he got to work on Wednesday, 3/21/12.