October 10, 2025 • 4 mins
Proper lawn care and the upcoming fall weather, Here's a preview of Saturday's Gardening Simplified Show with Rick Vuyst.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We're saying before the break that just as the competition
for having the best yard in town winds down, you
got the best yard in town. This is West Michigan's
Morning newsty Kelly bred Kita, Lawrence Smith, Rick Weiss Gardener
simplified on the liveline with us this morning, talking this
weekend about working the land. Good morning, Rick.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Helly, Good morning. Yeah. I heard you guys talking with
pride and satisfaction about how your lawn is looking. And
you know this weekend, Stacey and I are going to
talk about working smarter, not harder, making like a farmer
and being outstanding in the field. You're kind of working
your own piece of land and you find real satisfaction
(00:45):
in doing that. So we're going to discuss false strategies
things you can do this fall to work smarter, not
harder as you work your piece of land. For example,
I have been busy putting down honeylocust leaves on my
landscape as they fall off the trees. Those are those
(01:07):
bright yellow trees you see right now in the landscape
or as you drive down the road, they're dropping their leaves,
and the leaves on a honeylocust tree have a decent
amount of nitrogen within their foliage, So why not utilize them.
They're nice small leaves. They'll mulch into the landscape real quickly.
(01:29):
Strategies like that are what we're going to talk about
this weekend.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Rick, what about I've got a piece of lawn in
my backyard that I want to make a lawn again?
It was something else and so you know you always
say this is the good growing season right coming up?
And Steve and I were just talking about with the
water and everything that we've gotten recently, at the lawns,
I mean, they don't look any better right now.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Well, yeah, that's it's true. You know, you talk specifically
about lawns. Another false strategy would be to make sure
and feed your lawn and fall, because it's not putting
energy into top growth, it's putting energy into establishment. And
so it may look really nice right now, but if
you fed your lawn and properly cared for it, boy,
(02:14):
it's going to look great next spring and look better
than the neighbor's lawn if you're taking some of those
actions this time of year.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
All right, talking harder, not smarter, not harder? Should we
just not mora a lawns though, because it would be
so detrimental with the drought and just not wanting to
morrow a lawns.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Yeah, I mean that's.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Smart, right, Rick.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
I think it's a good strategy, Lauren, I really do.
But it does bring up the point that in fall strategies,
as we progress here over the next three or four weeks,
you're going to start lowering the duck on the mower
and cutting the grass shorter because eventually snow is going
to come along, and we don't want snow mold. But
you're right avoiding that cutting and disturbance while we're experiencing drought.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
You bet lower the deck. I've been hiring it for
the winter.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
No, no, no, the leaves will blow right through your
yard of the neighbors.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Come on, did not realize that? Come on, Lord, lower
the deck.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
You raise the decks during the summer, You lower the
deck as we enter winter.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Is it too late to transplant anything or try to
grow any grass?
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Absolutely not. I've been transplanting like crazy, and I will
all the way into November again. The air temperature cools,
but the soil is nice and warm. It's the perfect
time of year to split your plants, move plants, it's
a great time of years.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Do you think my Michigan State Spartans can get a
win on natural grass tomorrow?
Speaker 2 (03:43):
That's what? Oh wow, that's in my opinion, that is
the only way to play football.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
So there it is.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Here the show starting tomorrow nine a m. Here on
Wood Radio, where Rick Weiss has been a staple for decades.
Gardening Simplified on air, dot com to find out more. Rick,
thanks for your time today.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Thank you very much. Have a great weekend.
We're saying before the break that just as the competition
for having the best yard in town winds down, you
got the best yard in town. This is West Michigan's
Morning newsty Kelly bred Kita, Lawrence Smith, Rick Weiss Gardener
simplified on the liveline with us this morning, talking this
weekend about working the land. Good morning, Rick.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Helly, Good morning. Yeah. I heard you guys talking with
pride and satisfaction about how your lawn is looking. And
you know this weekend, Stacey and I are going to
talk about working smarter, not harder, making like a farmer
and being outstanding in the field. You're kind of working
your own piece of land and you find real satisfaction
(00:45):
in doing that. So we're going to discuss false strategies
things you can do this fall to work smarter, not
harder as you work your piece of land. For example,
I have been busy putting down honeylocust leaves on my
landscape as they fall off the trees. Those are those
(01:07):
bright yellow trees you see right now in the landscape
or as you drive down the road, they're dropping their leaves,
and the leaves on a honeylocust tree have a decent
amount of nitrogen within their foliage, So why not utilize them.
They're nice small leaves. They'll mulch into the landscape real quickly.
(01:29):
Strategies like that are what we're going to talk about
this weekend.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Rick, what about I've got a piece of lawn in
my backyard that I want to make a lawn again?
It was something else and so you know you always
say this is the good growing season right coming up?
And Steve and I were just talking about with the
water and everything that we've gotten recently, at the lawns,
I mean, they don't look any better right now.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Well, yeah, that's it's true. You know, you talk specifically
about lawns. Another false strategy would be to make sure
and feed your lawn and fall, because it's not putting
energy into top growth, it's putting energy into establishment. And
so it may look really nice right now, but if
you fed your lawn and properly cared for it, boy,
(02:14):
it's going to look great next spring and look better
than the neighbor's lawn if you're taking some of those
actions this time of year.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
All right, talking harder, not smarter, not harder? Should we
just not mora a lawns though, because it would be
so detrimental with the drought and just not wanting to
morrow a lawns.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Yeah, I mean that's.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Smart, right, Rick.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
I think it's a good strategy, Lauren, I really do.
But it does bring up the point that in fall strategies,
as we progress here over the next three or four weeks,
you're going to start lowering the duck on the mower
and cutting the grass shorter because eventually snow is going
to come along, and we don't want snow mold. But
you're right avoiding that cutting and disturbance while we're experiencing drought.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
You bet lower the deck. I've been hiring it for
the winter.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
No, no, no, the leaves will blow right through your
yard of the neighbors.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Come on, did not realize that? Come on, Lord, lower
the deck.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
You raise the decks during the summer, You lower the
deck as we enter winter.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Is it too late to transplant anything or try to
grow any grass?
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Absolutely not. I've been transplanting like crazy, and I will
all the way into November again. The air temperature cools,
but the soil is nice and warm. It's the perfect
time of year to split your plants, move plants, it's
a great time of years.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Do you think my Michigan State Spartans can get a
win on natural grass tomorrow?
Speaker 2 (03:43):
That's what? Oh wow, that's in my opinion, that is
the only way to play football.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
So there it is.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Here the show starting tomorrow nine a m. Here on
Wood Radio, where Rick Weiss has been a staple for decades.
Gardening Simplified on air, dot com to find out more. Rick,
thanks for your time today.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Thank you very much. Have a great weekend.
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