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Harmony Landscaping Services |
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Mark
Gile and |
Ladd
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425-486-2180 |
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Service
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structural
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commercial
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landscape
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residential
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golf course
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Harmony is an organic-based landscaping, lawn, tree and shrub health
care and design company. Working with nature, we use environmentally
friendly methods to unlock your landscape's natural vigor and vitality. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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We
do not use any chemicals. |
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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How are pest problems identified? |
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We
monitor and first determine if the "pest" is an intolerable
problem. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Keep
soil healthy, as well as the lawn, trees and shrubs. We balance the
soil nutrients and needs first. |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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Keep
soil and plants healthy! |
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Do you
use synthetic chemicals? |
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What
are the top 10 pesticides you use/sell/recommend? |
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If pesticides are used, how much are used per year of each? |
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Does
your company perform habitat modification? |
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We
create diversity to discourage weeds in a monoculture, and pests in
a garden landscape. |
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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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Fertilizing,
overseeding, liming, core aeration, top dressing. |
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What
type of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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What
do you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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crabgrass |
For
weeds, our control varies. We won't spray, or we may use organic foliar
herbicides. |
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dandelions |
We
encourage people to keep a few! |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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We
monitor, and visit five times a year or when called. |
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