Fertilization and Weed Control Programs
BaseCare
Fertilization and Weed Control Program
Our BaseCase Fertilization and Weed Control Program includes the essentials to help keep your lawn thick, green, and healthy (with proper mowing & watering).
On each visit, we will apply a high-quality fertilizer, appropriate for the time of year; and check for weeds, insects, disease, and cultural problems.
We employ a strategy called Integrated Pest Management or IPM.
Using IPM, we apply control products such as surface insect controls and weed controls only as needed in the spots that need them.
Grub Proofing is included.
Nutsedge control, fungicides, and specialty herbicides are not included but are available at additional cost.
Residential curbing will be treated for weeds as needed.
Lawn Analysis and recommendations are free.
5 Visits are spaced roughly 6 weeks apart throughout the season.
Our BaseCare Fertilization and Weed Control Program may include pesticide usage on each treatment.
BaseOrganic
Fertilization and Weed Control Program:
Our BaseOrganic Fertilization and Weed Control program limits the use of control products and pesticides; and helps ensure your lawn will be healthy, thick, and green (with proper mowing & watering).
Your lawn will receive conventional BaseCare visits & organic-based non-pesticide visits.
These will help control crabgrass, weeds, and insects; and build essential organic matter in your soil.
Grub Proofing is included.
Nutsedge control, fungicides, and specialty herbicides are not included but are available at additional cost.
Using IPM, we apply control products such as surface insect controls and weed controls only as needed in the spots that need them.
Lawn analysis and recommendations are free.
5 Visits are spaced roughly 6 weeks apart throughout the season.
Our BaseOrganic Fertilization and Weed Control Program may include limited pesticide usage during conventional treatments only.
Optional Add-On Turf Health Services
Grub Proofing:
Our grub proofing treatment will help control grubs in your lawn for a full year.
Over the summer months, beetles lay their eggs on your lawn. Come August, the eggs will hatch into grubs which will start feeding on the root system of your turf. Left untreated, grubs will continue to feed through the fall and spring causing potential devastation to your lawn.
These insects follow the same cycle each year; however, they can be effectively suppressed with one treatment each year.
Lawns with an existing grub infestation may also need a curative grub control application.
Grub Proofing is recommended for all lawns in the northeast region each year.
This is included in the BaseCare and Base/Organic Programs.
Pelletized Lime:
Our lime application will help maintain soil ph, condition the soil, and add vigor to grass plants.
The soil in the Northeast tends to be acidic or have low ph, while grass plants thrive best in a close to neutral ph. Lime raises the ph level, contains essential macronutrients, and increases the effectiveness of other applied products.
Lime is recommended for all NE lawns each year. Best results are obtained by applying lime after aerating the turf. Corrective applications also available, as determined by soil testing. We use a specialized fast-acting lime formula for greater results in a shorter period of time.
Flea & Tick:
Our flea and tick control treatments will help rid your lawn and property of these dangerous pests and help control ants as well.
This is an important treatment, especially for those with children & pets.
We will make 2 applications, one spring & one fall, a summer app & a late fall app is optional.
Additional treatments may be needed if pest pressure is high during the year.
Soil Testing:
We will gather soil plugs from random areas of your lawn, to form one soil sample.
This sample will be sent into a professional soil lab and analyzed.
You will be provided with a detailed report of your soil’s composition, nutrients, ph level, etc., and our recommendations. This is generally a 2-week process.
Contact us if you need multiple samples or other tests.
Root Treatment:
Our organic supplement/root treatment is an all-natural product containing organic extracts & other nutrients.
Some of the many benefits include increased root mass, improved drought resistance, improved plant color, improved stress/disease tolerance.
A perfect compliment to our programs & for lawns with soil or irrigation problems.
Gypsum:
Gypsum is an effective soil conditioning product.
Gypsum helps to loosen compacted heavy clay soils, leading to improved root growth and drainage. It will also add calcium, help neutralize pet damage and leach salts in the soil. Proper soil condition is the foundation of a healthy lawn.
Recommended for some troubled lawns and hardpan soils.
Core Aeration:
Core aeration is a service that mechanically removes plugs of soil from your lawn, and deposits them on the thatch layer. Aeration has several benefits and is essential for proper turf maintenance.
Performed in the spring or fall, aeration helps relieve soil compaction, spur turf growth, maintain the thatch layer, great for seeding, and increases the availability of nutrients/water/air to the root zone.
Please contact us if your lawn requires core aeration and/or seeding work.
Fungicides:
During different times of the season a favorable environment may develop for disease pathogen growth & spread; sometimes resulting in turf damage.
Fungicides are one tool that can be used to help prevent and/or stop disease pressure. As there are many different fungus and fungicides and areas that may need treatment; this can only be invoiced after service.
When dealing with turf disease it’s very important to properly manage air movement, watering, thatch, mowing, and soil compaction.
Nutsedge Control:
One of the most invasive turf weeds we see and deal with regularly in lawns is yellow nutsedge.
This is a fast-growing, lime green colored, triangular stem perennial plant that develops a spikey seed head. As this plant is a sedge and not a grass or broadleaf weed; it requires multiple applications of specialty herbicides to help control it.
We will spot treat or blanket treat on an as-needed basis and invoice after service. We recommend to also remove this weed from other areas of your property it may exist to help prevent its spread.