05/03/2026
Right now, the tidal ditches and streams out here are as exposed as you're going to see them all season.
The water has pulled way back, and in a lot of places, completely out. If you've got phragmites, w**ds and other tangles of plants growing up over top of last years growth, there is no better time to get in there and clean up. It is not going to stay open long, and soon the only thing that will reach those areas is the hose from a spray truck.
The forecast is working in your favor this weekend into early next week. with temps climbing into the 70s, and next to no rain through Tuesday and on into the ten day forcasst..Looks like maybe a day of rain and a half an inch mid-shore. That's a drop in the bucket. is your working ground right there. Tides will also be moderate to low, with no full moon interaction with high tides.
May 2026 actually has two full moons. The first, the Flower Moon, peaked May 1st. The second full moon falls on May 31st, making it a Blue Moon. So you are looking at another spring tide cycle at the end of the month as well. Two windows in one month is unusual.
Once the water comes back up, that phragmites doesn't care. It just keeps going. And if you're standing there in July with a machete trying to get through six-foot phrag in standing water... well. You'll wish you'd gotten back there in May.
This is exactly the kind of work we do, tidal ditch clearing, phragmites control, getting into the spots that stay inaccessible most of the year. We are licensed, we know the regulations, and we know this shore.
If you've got a waterfront property, a drainage ditch, a retention area, or a stretch of marsh edge that needs attention, now is the time to reach out! The window is real. It won't be open much longer, and could close on the Blue Moon.
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Licensed w**d control and invasive plant management for lawns, landscape beds, and waterfront properties across Maryland's Eastern Shore, Delaware, and Virginia. Phragmites, dodder, Japanese knotw**d, multiflora rose, and full Delmarva invasive plant control.