These books are written in plain English and are geared to the average homeowner. It is my goal to keep them as non-technical as possible so that you actually use the books, not just shelve them out of frustration!
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Irrigation Basics
20 Pages complete with color photos and diagrams, Includes; Before You Dig, Determining Your: Water Pressure , Water Meter Size, Service Line Size, Municipal Water, Well Water, Determining Your Flow rate, Backflow Preventer Requirements, Laying Out Your System, Map the System, Sprinkler Coverage, The Main Parts, Valves, Heads and Risers, Fittings, Couplings, Elbows and Tees, Timers, Backflow Preventers, Which Pipe Do I Use?, PVC, Polyethylene, In the Trenches, Laying out and digging the trenches, Assembling the System, Connecting the Pipe, PVC, Polyethylene, Connecting the Heads, Connecting to the Service Line, Backflow Prevention, Controllers and Valves, Do I Really need a Valve Box?, Valve Box Installation, Valve Detail, Why Only One Valve per Box?, What are the Plugs for? Wires and Splices, Snips, Snail Trails and Pig Tails, Rain Sensors, Adding Drip Irrigation to Gardens, Tips and 2 pages for your own personal Notes
$19.95 USD
Turf Management Basics Vol. 1
16 Pages complete with color photos and illustrations; Includes Mowing Lawns, Turf Types, Height Requirements, Mowing Frequency, Equipment and Maintenance, How to Sharpen Rotary Mower Blades, Aerating Lawns, Choosing the right aerator, How to aerate the right way, Soil Testing, What soil testing is and what it can do for you, How to take soil sample correctly, Where to get your soil tested, Understanding your Soil Test, Nutrients, Balancing your soil.
$12.99 USD
Common Turf Diseases of South Carolina Vol. 1
12 Pages with color photos for identification purposes; Includes Brown Patch, Dollar Spot, Fairy Ring, Spring Dead Spot, Pythium Blight, Rust, Gray Leaf Spot, Helminthosporium Diseases, Powdery Mildew all sections include Identification Prevention and Treatment information.
$9.99 USD
Introduction to Chemical Application Vol. 1
12 pages complete with color photographs; Includes Why do I need chemicals, Identifying the problem, Selecting the right chemical, Liquid–v-Granular, Necessary Equipment, Calibrating Spreaders, Labeling Instructions.
$7.99 USD
Building a Garden Pond
12 Pages complete with color photos and illustrations; Includes Get an Idea of What You Want, Laying Out the Pond, Selecting the Proper Depth, Digging Your Garden Pond, Selecting the Liner, How much liner will I need?, Installing the liner, Selecting the Pump, How much water will my pond hold?, Filling the Pond, Choosing the Right Plants.
$9.99 USD
Tree Pruning Basics Vol. 1
13 Pages with color photos and illustrations; Includes Reasons for pruning, Necessary tools, Methods, How to make a pruning cut, Techniques that cause harm, Pruning non-flowering trees, Treating Cut Areas, Pruning Flowering Trees, Pruning Newly Planted Trees, Pruning Young Established Trees, Pruning Large Trees, Pruning Multi-Stemmed Trees.
$5.99 USD
South Carolinas’ Most Wanted Turf Pests Vol. 1
14 Pages complete with color photos for identification purposes; Includes The South Carolina “Most Wanted” List, Mole Cricket, Grub, Chinch Bug, Sod Web Worm, Twolined Spittlebug, Ground Pearls, all sections include Identification Control information.
$5.99 USD
Warm Season Turfgrass Weeds
24 Pages complete with color photos for identification purposes; Includes Types of Weeds, Grass-like weeds, Grassy weeds, Broad leafed weeds, Additional weed classifications, Cool Season perennials and annuals, Warm season perennials and annuals, Weed Identification and Treatment of: Bentgrass, Quackgrass, Bermudagrass, Carolina Geranium, Carpet weed, Chickweed, Crabgrass, Dandelions, Sandbur-Sandspur, Lespedeza, Moss, Ground Ivy, Nutsedge, Yellow Nutsedge, Purple Nutsedge, Poa Annua, Plantain, Ragweed, Spurge (Spotted Spurge), White Clover, Wild Onion. Also includes Edible Weeds, Noxious Weeds and a chart for your own personal notes.
$9.99 USD
Installing Low-voltage Outdoor Lighting the Easy Way
22 Pages complete with color photos for identification purposes; Includes Light Where You Need It; Front Door, Steps, Paths and Walk-ways, Garages and Driveways, Patios and Decks, Showcasing Landscape Features, Making Sense of it All; Selecting the right System, Transformers and Voltage Drop, Fixtures; Accent Lighting; Bullyte Lights, Wall Washers, Bollards and Beacons, Deck Lights, Flood Lights, In-ground Lights, Path Lights, Specialty Lights, Task, Step, Rope and Underwater Lights, Lamps, Mounting Accessories, Layout your System, Planning Low Voltage Systems; Straight Run, Loop Installation, Split Load Installation, “I” Installation, Installation of the System, Maintenance Tips, Where to Find the Products You Need, and two separate areas for vendor and personal notes.
$12.99 USD