Into the Weeds
Fungus Among Us
Feed the Green
Mow Problems, Mow Solutions
The Weed Man Way
100

This yellow-flowered weed with a deep taproot is one of the first to pop in spring.

Dandelions

100

This disease causes circular patches during hot, humid STL summers.

Brown Patch

100

The “N” in N-P-K stands for this nutrient.

Nitrogen

100
This part of the day is best to water your lawn.

Early in the morning.

100

Agents must do this at the beginning of every meeting, no matter how we are looking that day.

Turn cameras on.

200

This shade-loving weed has tubular leaves, lavender flowers, and spreads aggressively in STL lawns.

Creeping Charlie

200

This disease is easily identified by how grass blades develop yellow-orange flecks.

Rust

200

This nutrient promotes root development and overall plant strength.

Phosphorus

200

Watering deeply but less frequently encourages deeper:

Roots

200

Keep an eye on your wrap up time, because if it is over this average at the end of the week, you will receive a strike!

2 minutes.

300

This perennial grassy weed grows a lot taller than surrounding grass and is easily identified by its yellow green color.

Nutsedge

300

This disease creates patchy, bleached, straw-colored areas and often looks drought-stressed or scorched, even when soil moisture is normal.

Leaf Blight

300

Most STL lawns struggle with this soil issue due to heavy clay content and harsh weather conditions.

Compaction

300

When mowing is done correctly, this percentage of the leaf's blade is removed.

33% (1/3)

300

This amount of time is set aside after a sale is complete, plenty of time to knock out that sales sheet and flex to the team about the deal you closed!

10 minutes or less.

400

This thick summer annual grassy weed germinates when soil temps reach about 55°F. 

Crabgrass

400

When dealing with slime mold, this would be the recommended treatment plan.

No treatment necessary.

400

This is the composition of our summer fertilizer, which will feed the lawn from 8-10 weeks.

24 Nitrogen-0 Phosphorus-6% Potassium

400

Grass blades shredding during mowing is a telltale sign that the mower:

Is too dull (must be sharpened)

400

This break setting is used for a weekly one-on-one meeting with your supervisor.

Deliverable

500

This winter annual weed germinates in fall, survives winter, and explodes with growth in early spring.

Henbit

500

When dealing with Red Thread, this recommended treatment plan would best assist the issue.

Fertilization and proper watering.

500

For Zoysia Lawns, we use this composition in our winterizing fertilizer, a different plan of attack then our fescue customers.

0 Nitrogen-0 Phosphorus-7% Potassium

500

This is the term for when the grass is allowed to grow too high then mowed very low, leaving long clippings.

Scalping.

500

Under our new strike system policy, how many strikes are allowed before an agent is subject to termination?

5 strikes.
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