Tree & Turf Professionals, Inc.
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PROFESSIONAL LAWN CARE
FERTILIZATION
Just as all fertilizers are not alike, the same holds true
for the lawn
care
companies who apply them. At Tree & Turf Professionals, we know
That your
lawn needs more than just nitrogen. Phosphorus, Potassium,
Micro
Nutrients and Slow Release Nitrogen are not necessary to make a
lawn green.
They are however, necessary for a healthy lawn that is
going to be
more resistant to insect pressures as well as drought and
heat stress.
We purchase only high quality fertilizers that have been specially
blended for
this area to give your lawn a balanced feeding and promote
a healthy and
green lawn.
WEEDS
Even the best maintained lawns can
occasionally have weeds.
Keeping a
lawn weed free takes more than just a couple of treatments
each year.
Some weeds like Ground Ivy and Clover are harder to
control than
others and may require multiple treatments.
That's why we provide free service visits in between our regularly
scheduled
visits fore our full program customers. All you have to do is
call us and
we will respond within 2 business days to inspect your lawn
and re-apply
weed control if necessary.
After a weed control application, you may notice the weeds begin to
twist and
curl within just a few days. This is a sign the weed control is
working and
complete results will be seen in 10 to 14 days.
CORE AERATION
Regular Core Aeration can help avoid costly renovation. Excess
thatch in
your lawn prevents water, fertilizer and other lawn care
products from
reaching the root zone.
Aeration pulls thousands of small soil cores from your lawn.
These cores
are disbursed over the surface of the lawn. As they break
down with
rainfall and mowing, helpful soil microbes are incorporated
into the
thatch layer to help keep thatch in check naturally.
If your lawn is thin, Over Seeding after your lawn has been Core
Aerated is a
cost effective way to help thicken your lawn.
GRUB CONTROL
Grubs are the larva stage of various types of beetles. The
May/June
beetle and the Japanese
beetle are the most common in this area.
Life cycle of the grub:
June/July
eggs are laid in the lawn. August/September
the eggs hatch and
grubs begin feeding on the roots of the grass
plants. Feeding continues
through October. As the grubs feed, the
damage first appears as brown
areas in the lawn. If rain is not plentiful
or if you are not irrigating, these
areas may die and
renovation will be
necessary. Also foraging animals such as Raccoons, Skunks and
Opossums,
will dig in the lawn in search of a meal.
The damage caused by these
animals can be devastating.
The grubs over-winter in the lawn in a
dormant state. In the spring the grubs
come out of dormancy and resume
feeding. The adult beetle emerges in May/June to
start the cycle over again.
Fall grub control applications are available. Once grubs are controlled
for
the fall season, there will not be any further damage from that generation
the following spring. We do however, offer and recommend a grub
preventive
treatment, which is applied in June/July with the summer lawn
fertilization to assure you will not have a grub problem in the fall.