Now that it’s spring, you might want to freshen up on your lawn care maintenance to ensure you have a lush, green lawn heading into the extreme heat of Florida summers. Here are several tips that will help you enjoy your lawn for many months to come:
Having an irrigation system in place is essential to keeping your lawn hydrated in the Florida climate. Evaluate the condition of your current irrigation system because, over time, it needs to be upgraded. Keeping your system up to date helps it work efficiently and saves you money. Pricing for updates will vary depending on the…
When To Hand-Water Your Lawn and Landscaping With our daily summer downpours, it’s hard to imagine any circumstance that would require you to hand-water your Hernando County lawn. When your Hernando Sun is water-logged before you even get a chance to read it, it’s downright easy to forget the months of drought that – without…
Is It Time For New Sod? Nature can wreak all kinds of havoc on our Hernando County lawns: we experience droughts, floods, funguses from the perpetual humidity, and destructive bugs galore. If the majority of your lawn has been damaged by any of these things – or if you’re simply building a new home –…
Is It Time To Upgrade Your System? Like anything else associated with your home – your air conditioner, your water heater, your roof – sprinkler systems wear out over time. Sure, they don’t receive the daily workout that our ACs do, but they are still subjected to extreme Hernando county heat, hard water, and mower-related…
We’ve had a pretty dry year, so far. Lawns are dry, brown and crunchy beneath our feet, lakes and ponds are well below normal water levels (if not completely dried out), and everything else is wilting away right before our eyes. We can usually count on a few good soakings before the summer storms begin,…
One of the perks of living in Florida is that we get to enjoy wildlife year-round. As our communities grow, however, we encroach on the natural habitats of some of the most beautiful species local to Hernando County and the surrounding areas. Many of the animals we displace play a vital role in our ecosystem:…
Last month, we introduced you to the concept of Florida-Friendly landscaping with the first five recommended steps from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. With summer creeping closer, it’s more important than ever to make sure you are caring for your Spring Hill lawn in a way that is kind to…
Maintaining landscaping in Florida has unique challenges. Between the sweltering Spring Hill heat that has the potential to suck the moisture out of every living creature and the daily deluges of summer, we never know what to expect. Luckily, though, research from the University of Florida has indicated that there are nine simple steps to…
In business for over 20 years, Challenger Irrigation is a true family business. In 2004, John Sirvent IV took the business over from his father, John Sirvent III. Since then, John and his wife, Melissa, have been raising their four young daughters to value not only family, but hard work, as well. With 26 employees,…
