What Is a Mulch Volcano and Why Is It Bad for Trees?
By the landscape experts at Complete Lawn Care | Serving Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Jenks, Owasso, and Sand Springs A mulch volcano is what landscape professionals call the cone-shaped mound of mulch piled high against the base of a tree trunk — and it is one of the most widespread and damaging landscape mistakes in […]
How Thick Should I Apply Mulch Around Trees and Plants?
By the landscape experts at Complete Lawn Care | Serving Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Jenks, Owasso, and Sand Springs For most landscape beds, shrubs, and perennials in the Tulsa area, two to three inches of mulch is the right depth — enough to suppress weeds and retain moisture without cutting off oxygen and water to […]
When Is the Best Time to Apply Mulch in Oklahoma?
Mulch By the landscape experts at Complete Lawn Care | Serving Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Jenks, Owasso, and Sand Springs The two best times to apply mulch in Oklahoma are mid-spring — typically late March through April — and again in early fall around September or October. Spring mulching protects plant roots and conserves soil […]
How Do I Keep Gophers Out of My Yard in Broken Arrow?
Keeping gophers out of your yard in Broken Arrow requires a two-part approach: eliminating the gophers currently active in your lawn through trapping, and then preventing new gophers from moving in by reducing the food sources and habitat conditions that attract them. Trapping is the most reliably effective control method for an active infestation — […]
What Is Making Small Holes in My Lawn Overnight?
Small holes appearing in your lawn overnight in the Tulsa area are most commonly caused by one of four things: moles tunneling through the soil in search of earthworms and grubs, armadillos digging for beetle grubs, skunks or other wildlife foraging through the surface for food, or ground-nesting insects going about their normal activity. The […]
How Do I Stop Armadillos from Digging Up My Lawn in Broken Arrow?
The most effective way to stop armadillos from digging up your Broken Arrow lawn is live trapping and removal, combined with reducing the conditions that attract them in the first place. Armadillos are not protected in Oklahoma and may be trapped or removed year-round. However, there is seldom a quick or easy fix. Repellents, mothballs, […]
Why Do Fire Ant Mounds Keep Coming Back After Treatment?
Fire ant mounds keep coming back after treatment because most DIY methods only kill the worker ants on the surface while the queen (or multiple queens) survive deep underground. A single fire ant queen can lay up to 800 eggs per day, which means the colony can rebuild itself in a matter of weeks. On […]
How Do I Get Rid of Fire Ants in My Lawn in Oklahoma?
The most effective way to eliminate fire ants from your Oklahoma lawn is a two-step approach: broadcast a fire ant bait across your entire yard to weaken and destroy colonies you cannot see, then follow up with individual mound treatments on any remaining visible mounds. This combination targets both the colonies you know about and […]
Can Yard Flea Treatment Harm My Pets in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma?
When applied correctly by a trained technician and when you follow simple drying time guidelines, professional yard flea treatments are safe for dogs and cats. The products used in professional flea control are EPA-registered for residential use, applied at low concentrations to specific areas of your property, and are the same general class of active […]
Why Does My Dog Keep Getting Fleas Even Though I Treat the Yard in Oklahoma?
The most common reason your dog keeps getting fleas after yard treatment is that the yard is only one of three places fleas are living. If you are treating the yard but not treating your dog with veterinary flea prevention AND not addressing the fleas inside your home, you are fighting on one front while […]