Conda's BlogConda's Bloghttp://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2010-11-15T20:18:20ZSquarespaceLove this Fall Weather!!http://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2010/11/15/love-this-fall-weather.htmlE-Z Turf and Landscaping2010-11-15T20:14:46Z2010-11-15T20:14:46ZI just love this fall weather!  Have I mentioned that? 

Today I saw two Bluebirds in the tree outside my office window.  Since they haven't migrated, I'm taking this a sign that we will have a mild winter.  A girl can dream, right?

The rain over the weekend was great for the fields and the freshly laid sod!  I can't believe that a month ago we were worried about too much water.  Last week, it was almost too dry in the fields to harvest the sod. 

Have a blessed day!

]]>TOO MUCH WATER?http://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2010/10/5/too-much-water.htmlE-Z Turf and Landscaping2010-10-05T23:28:00Z2010-10-05T23:28:00ZFall is here!  It's may favorite time of the year.  I love the cooler temperatures!!  There is nothing better than a cool fall day with warm sunshine coming down!

In all our years I have never heard that there is such a thing as "too much water" for your lawn!  This year is quite the exception!!  Coming out of a drought, who would think this?  Some of the concerns we are seeing with lawns this year actually start with too much water, and improper mowing.   If you have an established lawn, TURN OFF your sprinkler!  Of course, new sod still needs to be watered in sufficiently.  Check out the section "how to water sod" under the "How Too" link on the main page!

 

Have a blessed day!

]]>Cooler dayshttp://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2010/8/25/cooler-days.htmlE-Z Turf and Landscaping2010-08-25T14:21:34Z2010-08-25T14:21:34ZIt was so pleasant to wake up to cooler temperatures today!  It was 57 degrees when I left for my walk around 6:40 this morning. 

This cooler weather today is great for sodding!  We have a couple of houses being sodded today!  I wish this cooler spell would last, but, it looks like the 90's will be back very soon!

Have a blessed day!

]]>Summer Stormshttp://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2010/8/21/summer-storms.htmlE-Z Turf and Landscaping2010-08-21T13:37:55Z2010-08-21T13:37:55ZWow!  That was some storm last night!  We didn't have any damage, just some limbs down and a few things blew off the porch!  Place close by had some more serious damage.  We had 1.6" of rain, but Kearney had 2.7" of rain.  Doesn't look like we will be in the sod field this weekend. I am thankful for the rain, it was getting pretty hot and dry!  The local football field that we maintain, really needed this rain!

 

Personally, I'm ready for some cooler fall weather!

]]>Road Constructionhttp://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2010/4/13/road-construction.htmlE-Z Turf and Landscaping2010-04-13T13:32:12Z2010-04-13T13:32:12ZIt's everywhere!!  If you travel I-35 between Liberty and Cameron, you know what I'm talking about!  Seems like this is the "main drag" for a lot of folks.  I need to remember to leave earlier when traveling this route because of potential delays!  Everyone slow down and it will go smoothly for everyone!

The crew is off to beautify Chillicothe this morning.  Hopefully the yards in the city will be dry enough today grade and sod soon!

Have a great day!

]]>Monday Morninghttp://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2010/4/12/monday-morning.htmlE-Z Turf and Landscaping2010-04-12T13:59:36Z2010-04-12T13:59:36ZIt's a beautiful sunny morning with a dry forecast for 4 more days!  We are finally able to get into the field this morning.  We are finding that job sites are still too muddy to get a good final grade.  Just a few more days of drying weather!

I have been sick and with out a voice for several days now!  My voice is finally coming back today.  I'm finding e-mail and texting is still the best way to communicate though as my voice still comes and goes!   I've got to get busy returning calls.

Have a great day!

]]>Beautiful Sunshine this morning...dry enough to sod this weekend??http://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2010/4/9/beautiful-sunshine-this-morningdry-enough-to-sod-this-weeken.htmlE-Z Turf and Landscaping2010-04-09T13:55:44Z2010-04-09T13:55:44ZIt's a beautiful, bright sunshiny morning!  It's already warmer this morning (at 9:00) than the high temperature yesterday.  Hopefully the warmer day with the sunshine will continue to dry things out.  Is it possible we can get in the sod fields this weekend?  I'm keeping my fingers crossed!  The seven day forecast shows no rain for the next 7 days except for a 30% chance Sunday.  I pray this is true!  We have lots of work waiting for some dry weather!!

]]>Brrr!! It's in the low 30's this morning, is spring going to ever get here?http://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2010/4/8/brrr-its-in-the-low-30s-this-morning-is-spring-going-to-ever.htmlE-Z Turf and Landscaping2010-04-08T14:24:30Z2010-04-08T14:24:30ZHello Spring, where are you???

I keep thinking spring is here because of all the rain we keep getting!  Each day that it starts drying out, I think we will be able to be int he field soon.  About the time I start thinking that, it rains again.  What's up with that?  We had 1.1 inches of rain two nights ago in the heavy thunderstorms that went through.  This has left puddles in the fields, AGAIN!!

The sun is shinging bright this morning.  It's truly a beautiful morning, even if it doesn't feel warm like spring!

]]>Rain...two inches today, and counting!!http://www.e-zturf.com/condas-blog/2009/5/27/raintwo-inches-today-and-counting.htmlE-Z Turf and Landscaping2009-05-27T11:06:37Z2009-05-27T11:06:37ZRain in July, how awesome is that?  Rain is always welcome in July.  I try to be thankful for rain anytime we receive it here at the farm, it is essential.  Two inches?  Yes, we dumped two inches out of our rain gage this morning.  It just started pouring again!

This presents many challenges.  When it's wet, we cannot get into the fields to work.  We cannot mow or harvest the sod when the fields are wet.

Do I laugh when I receive a phone call during a down pour wanting to know how soon someone can pick up sod?  Maybe silently inside!  The good thing is, I can call them when we start to dry out and they can come at that time.

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