4 Step Lawn Maintenance

Our experienced staff are licensed and trained to fulfill the specific needs of each individual lawn. With each application, they also monitor your lawn for any disease, weed or insect problems.

Step 1 – April / May

Includes:

1. • Balanced Granular
2. • Lawn Food
3. • Pre-Emergence Crabgrass

This treatment will nourish your lawn after its winter dormancy and help it to become lush and green.

Crabgrass is especially targeted in this step to control its growth both before and after germination. Once the weather starts warming up and soil temperature rises, crabgrass seeds start to “wake up”. This step will hinder the growth of the crabgrass seedlings as they start to grow. Remember it is easier to try to maintain crabgrass before it reaches its mature stages. Crabgrass preventer is effective for approximately two to three months; however, weather conditions and disturbance of the barrier may shorten its efficacy.

The best time to dethatch your lawn is prior to this step.

After this application, we recommend that you water your lawn thoroughly to get the treatment to soak deep into the soil. It is best to wait 2-3 days before you mow after this application.

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Step 2 – May / June

Includes:

1. • Balanced Lawn Fertilizer (liquid application)
2. • Broadleaf Weed Control (liquid application)

This treatment is used to increase the level of nitrogen once again to keep your grass healthy and stimulate growth.

This step will also eliminate and control all broadleaf weeds, such as dandelions (not crabgrass). It is important to keep your lawn healthy (watered and groomed) as this will help prevent any weeds from growing. The healthier the lawn, the less likely it is to have weeds. This will not control all weeds; however, with the full lawn analysis in the third step, we will monitor and treat the hard to control weeds, such as clover, wild violet, and purslane (not crabgrass, crabgrass treatment is included in the first treatment).

This is when it is most important to keep your lawn mowed at its highest setting (generally 2 1/2 -3 inches) as we approach the hot season, however this should be common practice all summer long. Keeping your lawns at a taller height during this period of time will not only help control weeds and crabgrass (because it blocks sunlight needed for weeds to grow), your lawn is more likely to remain healthy through hot, dry weather and more likely to tolerate less water or heat stress.

If you begin to see crabgrass plants in your yard, it is beneficial to rake before mowing to “fluff up” the crabgrass plant so the plant is more accessible to the mower (do not decrease the height setting on your mower). If you have crabgrass in your yard, make sure to bag all clippings, and remove them from the premises. Recycling grass clippings with crabgrass will disperse the crabgrass seeds throughout your yard.

We recommend you wait 24-48 hours to water or mow your lawn after this application.

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Step 3 – July / August

Includes:

1. • Balanced Lawn Fertilizer Granular (slow release, non-burning)
2. • Full lawn analysis / inspection
3. • Spot treatment for hard to control weeds

This application of fertilizer is used to stimulate growth in your lawn through the hot, dry summer months. It also makes it less susceptible to heat stress and withering from dry weather. The fertilizer used in this step includes iron and micronutrients to help your lawn grow healthy and full.

The weed control in this treatment is designed to specially target hard to control weeds such as spurge, spotted spurge, plantane, clover, and wild violet (not crabgrass, crabgrass treatment is included in the first step). We recommend that you water your lawn thoroughly to get the treatment to soak deep into the soil.

It is recommended to recycle your grass clippings as this will give your lawn even more nutrients. The exception to this is if you have crabgrass. You should dispose of any clippings that have crabgrass because recycling grass clippings with crabgrass will disperse the crabgrass seeds throughout your yard. So remember, if you have a healthy yard, cut it high and let it lie.

It is best to wait 2-3 days before you mow after this application

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Step 4 – September / October

Includes:

1. • Granular Winterizing Fertilizer

This step prepares your lawn for the long, cold days of winter. It helps the roots of your grass grow to absorb and store more nutrients for its winter dormancy. This step will make your lawn greener and healthier the following spring.

This is the best time of year to aerate, overseed and reseed your lawn. It is important to overseed all bare spots as it will help to prevent weeds from growing there. If you have planted new grass, make sure to mark it as any treatments may harm and hinder its growth.

We recommend that you wait 24-48 hours before you water or mow your lawn after this application.

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