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Lawn Care Applications

We provide balanced fertilization/weed control programs to maintain your turf.
Our standard program is:
1. Crabgrass Pre-emergent with Fertilizer
2. Spring Broadleaf Weed Control
3. Early Summer Fertilizer (50% slow release)
Season Long Grub Control with step 3
4. Fall Fertilizer
5. Fall Broadleaf Weed Control
6. Winterizer (late fall fertilizer)

The above program is based on the recommendations of The Ohio State University’s turf research department. The goal is cost effective, high quality results that are friendly to our environment. Keep in mind an application program is only one aspect of healthy turf. Weather, irrigation practices, and your soil quality will all have a large impact on your lawn, and problems in any of these areas can offset the best application efforts. For example, if your soil is heavily compacted clay, your color will be poor through hot weather no matter how much you fertilize and water. There are also some less common insect and fungus problems that cannot be prevented in a cost effective manner. If these begin to cause a problem, we can provide you with treatment options and their costs.

Aeration is done in the fall to improve root growth and break up compacted soil.

Organic fertilization is another great option. The above synthetic fertilizers can be replaced with organic options.

We also offer top-dressing with compost. After aeration, we apply a 1/4 inch thick layer of compost over the entire lawn. This works it’s way into the aeration holes and adds organic matter and beneficial microbes to the soil. Compost allows soil to retain nutrients and water more efficiently. It also makes nutrients in the soil available that previously were not. Clay soil “locks” up nutrients due to ph imbalances, lack of microbes, etc. The compost makes these components available to your turf.

Top-dressing with compost is a great way to improve the results of over-seeding as well. Contact us for more information and a cost analysis.
Overseeding works great with compost top dressing. Seeding a lawn can help thicken it up and introduces new turf genetics that are naturally more robust, drought and insect resistant, and have better growth habits.

Compost Top Dressing

Top Dressing your lawn with compost after core aeration is a great way to improve your soil! Compost also significantly improves the success rate of seed. Early Fall (August/September) is the best time of year to add compost and seed. This has been our most successful way to renovate a poorly performing lawn. After aeration, slice seeding, and top dressing with compost, your lawn will look beat up...but only for a short time! 4-6 weeks later, reality sets in as the new seed germinates and the existing turf turns a dark green. We get more amazement out of this change than almost any other service we provide. One customer recently commented "When I came home and saw the creative destruction that had taken place on my lawn, I instantly knew the process would work. My lawn looked so worked over I knew the results would be impressive, and I was right! 6 weeks later, it is the best looking lawn on the street!"

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