Just a few quick notes:

1. Take an additional 80% OFF our Pink & Purple sale signs on our bargain tables. We have Tools, Nuts & Bolts, Plumbing and Electrical items on the tables.

2. Get 20% off all Fans in stock till Aug 10th. Must have coupon from email. If you would like to join our email list sign up here.

3. Lawn & Garden Reminder: If you have not put down Grub Control you need to do so now.

In an oversite we should have put a limit of 1 flower pot trowel per email address and we have a limited supply of the flower pot trowel on hand. So stop in soon while supplies last. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

We will be at the Fairfield Home Expo This Saturday April 10th. We will be answering questions and passing out our Spring Special Order Catalog.

Fairfield Hardware will be also presenting three seminars during the day.

10 am LAWN CARE FOR 2010
The new changes in lawn care and how to do a better job by doing it yourself

12 pm PROTECTING YOUR HOME WHILE YOU ARE AWAY
Concerns about your home while your at work, on vacation, snowbirding or closing up long term

1:30 pm QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR YOUR YARD
Solving your problems with customized plans and individual trouble spots

The Expo Starts at 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the Fairfield Community Arts Center (411 Wessel Drive). In addition, Bucky the Beaver, who made his debut at the event several years ago, will be returning this year.

For More information follow this link

It’s That Time!

To Prevent Crabgrass

Greenview Crabgrass Preventer plus Lawn Fertilizer now at special savings.

Greenview Crabgrass Preventer Plus Fertilizer is on sale Right Now!   

Prevents Crabgrass and othe grassy weeds

Feeds, Greens and Thickens Lawn

Contains Nutilife and Team

Save more by buying a 4 step plan. 

Instant $15.00 cash card for 5,000 sq ft and $35.00 cash card for 15,000 sg ft with purchase of the 4 step plans.

NO MAIL IN REBATES

Here are our spring lawn and garden tips. Stop in to discuss your individual needs.

We have our Greenview 4 step fertilizer plan on sale right now with a $20 or $40 cash card promotion, with no rebates to mail in! Choose this year to improve the appearance of your yard.

LAWNS - Apply fertilizer with a crabgrass preventer. We recommend Greenview Crabicide Green Crabgrass Preventer + Fertilizer. Wait until turfgrass reaches a height of 3” before mowing. Then set the mowing height to remove no more than 1/3 of the existing grass blade. If you are needing to sow new grass seed do not apply the crabgrass preventer till all of the new grass is up and growing. It is also a great time to begin a new lawn,
whether it be seed or sod. We suggest Fairfield Mix Grass Seed which has been blended just for our area. Remember to apply starter fertilizer when preparing a new lawn or overseeding. The two products we like for this is our own purple bag of new lawn starter or Grenview Winter Green. Rake out dead grass and apply a lawn fertilizer.

FERTILIZATION - Great time for an early spring feeding of trees, shrubs, and perennials.

ROSES - Cut out dead wood on roses. Prune back to 18-24″.

FRUITS - Plant strawberries now – set plants about 2 feet apart in the rows to prevent overcrowding. Remove flower buds the first year to promote good root development.

TREES & SHRUBS - Look for hatching of insect and mite eggs (i.e. aphid etc) and activity of insects which have survived over winter as adults and larvae (i.e. beetles, and caterpillars) dead wood and winter injury can be pruned out to deter infestation by borers and/or diseases.

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You can spend all kinds of money remodeling the inside of your home but no one except a few visitors and your family will get to see it. In taking care of your yard the whole world will get to see it. Your yard and landscaping can increase the value of your home by up to 10%. The largest part of your yard is your grass and you don’t have to pay a service company from $600 to $1200 a year to take care of it. If you give it a little personal attention, you can accomplish better results for a lot less money. By following these few tips you can reap the benefits a beautiful yard can provide.

Let Your Yard Grow Tall
Cut your grass 3 inches tall and at most mulch an inch and a quarter of the blade. By mulching your grass you keep all of the nutrients in your yard. But if you have to cut off more you will need to bag your grass and remove the clippings.

Fertilize More In The Fall
Fall is the time to develop deep roots in your yard. Choose a fertilizer with a large middle number on the bag of fertilizer. Fertilizers come with 3 numbers to quickly tell you what is in the bag (30-4-4). The middle number develops roots. We are looking for a number in the teens or higher. We also recommend to do 2 fall applications and skip the the summer treatment of your four step fertilizer plan.

Seeding Fall, Late Winter, Spring
Fill in your bare spots and over seed the whole yard, to give it a rich lush turf. Fall is by far the best time to seed. The next best time to seed your yard is to throw your seed down before the last snow of the winter season. Spring is also a good time to seed, but as you get closer to summer you will need to baby your new seedlings through the summer months. Don’t forget to use starter fertilizer when you put your seed down. Remember you can not apply seed if you have used any weed killer and most crabgrass preventers within 6 weeks.

Water or Not to Water That is The Question
We have all been told that your lawn needs 1″ of water per week. If you are going to water your yard when we need rain, you need to commit to watering through the hole season. Or choose to let your yard go dormant. If you choose this route don’t do any part time water. It stresses your turf to bring it in and out of dormancy. If you are going to water, water in the morning because it will evaporate less and dry before nighttime when diseases can start. Water long enough to moisten the soil to a depth of 1 and a half inches.

Crabgrass prevention
You will need to apply a crabgrass preventive in early March and if you missed that opportunity you can put down a liquid crabgrass killer but it is always better to prevent than to have to deal with killing it.

Kill The Weeds
You can take care of any weeds in your yard by spot treating with a liquid killer or by spraying the whole yard to cover items you might have missed. Read the label on your bottle for a temperature limit. Most limit day time temperatures to 85 degress or less. You can also kill your weeds in your yard with a weed-n-feed fertilizer. Follow directions on the bag for instructions. Remember most weed killers need two days without rain for a complete kill.

These few steps can add value to your home and be the envy of your block.