Tune Up Time

At BES-TEX, our Service Department is the best place for your Outdoor Power Equipment. Now is the best time. From minor tune-ups and maintenance to major overhauls, our knowledgeable, certified mechanics can get you up and running quickly. Call Harry today!at 325.653.1300 for service times, or Parts for you Do-It-Yourselfers.

ECHO makes the toughest outdoor power equipment and is backed by a 5 year consumer warranty. To keep your ECHO running at peak performance, make sure to perform yearly maintenance by replacing wearable items such as air filter, fuel filter and spark plug. By replacing these simple items, your ECHO is sure to perform like new, long after 5 years.

 

1. As your turf begins to green-up, mow at a height of 2 to 2.5 inches. This will promote leaf growth by allowing sunlight into the canopy and will destroy the old dead leaf tissue from winter dormancy. CAUTION: Do not allow the mower blades to cut into the runners (stolons) of your turf.
2. Maintain adequate soil moisture by irrigating deep (6 to 8 inches) and infrequent (possibly once every 10 to 14 days). You should always check the soil moisture prior to irrigation with a soil probe or screwdriver. After you irrigate, check the moisture again to see just how deep the moisture penetrated.
3. Begin studying up on your soil analysis to prepare for spring fertilization. It will most likely be too early to fertilize in March, so be patient. You do not want to apply fertilizers too early in the growing season. Wait till you have mowed at least 3 times.
4. Watch out for and treat diseases such as brownpatch during the month of March and April, especially if you have cool and wet/humid weather conditions

 1. Maintain your mowing height at 2 inches with a frequency of at least once per week.  A good rule of thumb is to never take off more than 1/3 of the leaf blade per mowing.  Leave the clippings in the turf—it’s a good source of nutrients.
2. Maintain adequate soil moisture by irrigating deep (6 to 8 inches) and infrequent.  You should always check the soil moisture prior to irrigation with a soil probe or screwdriver.  After you irrigate, check the moisture again to see just how deep the moisture penetrated.
3. Watch out for and treat diseases such as Brownpatch, Fusarium blight, and Helminthosporium Leaf Spot during the months of March and April, especially if you have cool and wet/humid weather conditions

1. As your turf begins to green-up, mow at a height of 1 inch.  This will promote leaf growth by allowing sunlight into the canopy and will destroy the old dead leaf tissue from winter dormancy.  Some will consider this as “scalping” the turf.  It is o.k. to do this, though, with bermudagrass—it should come back just fine.
2. Maintain adequate soil moisture by irrigating deep (6 to 8 inches) and infrequent.  You should always check the soil moisture prior to irrigation with a soil probe or screwdriver.  After you irrigate, check the moisture again to see just how deep the moisture penetrated.
3. Begin studying up on your soil analysis to prepare for spring fertilization.  It will most likely be too early to fertilize in March, so be patient.  You do not want to apply fertilizers too early in the growing season.  Wait till you have mowed at least 3 times. 
4. Watch out for and treat diseases such as brownpatch during the month of March and April, especially if you have cool and wet/humid weather conditions.  We do not see brownpatch too often with common bermudagrass, but it is susceptible to this disease.

1. As your turf begins to green-up, mow at a height of 1 inch.  This will promote leaf growth by allowing sunlight into the canopy and will destroy the old dead leaf tissue from winter dormancy.  Some will consider this as “scalping” the turf.  It is o.k. to do this, though, with zoysiagrass—it should come back just fine.
2. Maintain adequate soil moisture by irrigating deep (6 to 8 inches) and infrequent.  You should always check the soil moisture prior to irrigation with a soil probe or screwdriver.  After you irrigate, check the moisture again to see just how deep the moisture penetrated.
3. Begin studying up on your soil analysis to prepare for spring fertilization.  It will most likely be too early to fertilize in March, so be patient.  You do not want to apply fertilizers too early in the growing season.  Wait till you have mowed at least 3 times. 
4. Watch out for and treat diseases such as Brownpatch and Dollar Spot during the month of March and April, especially if you have cool and wet/humid weather conditions.  Consider using a preventative fungicide for Brownpatch, Dollar Spot and even Take-all Root Rot.