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Notes from the yard

Seasonal advice for Tucson properties — when to treat, what came up after the monsoon, and why the retail stuff stops working in June.

A dense stand of invasive buffelgrass growing on open desert ground.

What the monsoon does to a gravel yard

Six weeks of rain on bare decomposed granite, and what comes up afterwards.

A dense stand of invasive buffelgrass growing on open desert ground.

Why retail weed killer stops working by June

The heat, the label rate, and the reason a second application makes it worse.

A dense stand of invasive buffelgrass growing on open desert ground.

The weeds every Tucson yard gets

What each one looks like at two weeks, and which treatment it answers to.

A dense stand of invasive buffelgrass growing on open desert ground.

HOA common areas: what a good contract covers

What to ask for, what to refuse, and why the cheapest bid is usually the one that regrows.

A dense stand of invasive buffelgrass growing on open desert ground.

When to put down pre-emergent in Tucson

Timing, not product, is what decides whether the spring flush happens at all.

A dense stand of invasive buffelgrass growing on open desert ground.

Winter flush: the visit people skip

It is the quietest time of year in a yard, and the one that decides February.

A green watering can with potted primroses, a cut rose, gardening gloves and a trowel.

Gardening tips to get you from winter to spring

Six stages of a grass seed germinating, from a split seed to a single upright blade.

Kill the weed, while it’s a seed

Weedbusters, LLC follows a simple philosophy of getting to the root of the issue.

A gloved hand pulling a weed out of bare soil beside a bed of green plants.

Weeding made easy: tips on how to weed your yard