Lawn Care Recommendations
Mowing: Keep your mower cutting blade set at 3 inches to avoid scalping your lawn. Scalping forces your grass to put its energy into regrowing blades of grass instead of roots. Mow your yard when the grass is 3 1/2 – 4 inches tall.
Watering: Apply 1 inch of water (Mother Nature sometimes takes care of this for us.) to your lawn a week. Apply all the water at one time to create a deeper and healthier root system grow (which makes a more resilient the grass in a drought).
Fertilize: We recommend applying fertilizer 6 times a year.
1. Spring Application: Consists of a well-balanced, complete fertilizer, pre-emergent crabgrass/broad-leaf weed control.
2. Late Spring Application: Consists of a complete seasonal fertilizer and broad-leaf control.
3. Summer Application: Consists of an application of slow release nitrogen and if weeds are present at the time of application, a spot application of broad-leaf weed control as needed. Insect control will be applied as needed.
4. Late Summer Application: Consists of a complete seasonal fertilizer and broad-leaf weed control, insect control will be applied as needed.
5. Fall Application: Consists of a complete seasonal fertilizer that is designed to help develop your roots for the winter and give your lawn a faster green up in the Spring.
6. Winter Application: Consists of a well-balanced complete fertilizer.
Aerate: Use a core aerator to make 2 – 3 inch deep holes that are 2 – 4 inches apart in August or September. Soil presses together, preventing necessary oxygen and water from reaching grass roots. Aerating allows microorganisms to create an excellent growing environment for the grass.
Why do I need mulch?
1. prevents weed growth.
2. conserves moisture in the soil.*
3. cools soil surface and stabilizes soil temperature.*
4. reduces heaving (plant roots forced upward out of soil) of small plants as a result of alternate freezing and thawing of the soil in autumn, winter and spring.*
5. adds organic matter to soil, if mulch materials are organic in nature.
6. reduces soil erosion on slopes.
7. keeps fruits, vegetables and flowers cleaner.
8. improves aesthetics of a landscape and adds to property values.
* Research by the Weyerhaeuser Co. (1969) indicated that two inches of bark: 1) reduced moisture loss in summer by 21 percent, 2) reduced soil temperature in summer, in the upper four inches of soil, by 10 degrees F and, 3) delayed soil temperature in winter from reaching the freezing temperature by two days compared to unmulched soil.
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How often should I fertilize my yard?
1. SPRING APPLICATION
(Late Feb/March/April)
Consists of a well-balanced, complete fertilizer, pre-emergent crabgrass control and broad leaf weed control.
2. LATE SPRING APPLICATION
(May/June)
Consists of a complete seasonal fertilizer and broad leaf weed control.
3. SUMMER APPLICATION
(July/August)
Consists of an application of slow release nitrogen, and if weeds are present at the time of application, a spot application of broad leaf weed control is applied as needed. Insect control will be applied as needed.
4. LATE SUMMER APPLICATION
(August/September)
Consists of a complete seasonal fertilizer and broad leaf weed control. Insect control will be applied as needed.
5. FALL APPLICATION
(October)
Consists of a complete seasonal fertilizer that is designed to help develop your root system for the winter and give your lawn a faster green up in the spring.
6. WINTER APPLICATION
(November/December)
Consist of slow release nitrogen, Phosphorus (to stimulate root growth), and Potassium (Potash)-(which aids in enduring the changing weather conditions & helps to fight against diseases.)
