Bobscaping

Trees and shrubs need to harden-off new growth before winter so it is best to stop fertilizing them after the July 4th Independence Day holiday but it is safe to now remove daffodil foliage without affecting next Spring's blossoms. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/07/03/hardening-off/

A mysterious songbird illness in half a dozen states including Pennsylvania led to a Press Release from the Pa. Game Commission advising the removal of birdfeeders and birdbaths. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/07/02/birdbath-down/

It's pretty amazing to realize that some people are still 'climate change deniers' and ignore the overwhelming evidence of the huge role that burning fossil fuels plays in the manmade climate change scenario, most recently evidenced in the alarmingly high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/29/extreme-heat/

While it hardly seems fair, an encroaching driveway, fence or landscaping for 21 years may entitle a neighbor to ownership of that piece of land through something called 'adverse possession.' This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/28/adverse-possession/

Fireworks displays begin as soon as tonight in Bethel Park and extend through the 4th of July Independence Day holiday next Sunday. This episode is also available as a blog post which also includes a list of other fireworks displays in Western Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh area: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/26/4th-of-july-fireworks/

For the second year in a row the Pittsburgh Steelers will not be holding their training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe Pennsylvania, while instead possibly holding some open public practices TBA at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/24/no-steelers-training-camp/

An informative video I watched this morning pointed to the fact that we need to rethink home lawns and turfgrass areas, from the use of water, fertilizers and pesticides to local ordinances that require frequent mowing. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/21/death-to-lawns/

A revved- up announcer at High Point Raceway in Mount Morris Pennsylvania declared, "Motocross is Back" to a full house of Pro Motocross spectators and fans, who lined the fences and filled the hillsides in southern Greene County Pennsylvania.  Saturday 19 June 2021 was indeed, the largest crowd I've ever seen at High Point! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/20/motocross-is-back/

It's important to monitor and maintain trees to help prevent tree damage when severe storms impact an area with high winds or ice and snow. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/18/storm-damage/

A recent protest rally in the City of Pittsburgh, where fracking is actually banned, brought about comments from Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, which were then put through the ringer with fact checking by ORVI's Eric de Place, who referred to them as "falsehoods." This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/17/fracking-with-fitz/