Lawn Fertilization & Weed Control
Besides quality lawn maintenance, we also provide a lawn fertilization program designed to keep your lawn in top shape, without the fuss and without the weeds.
5-Step Fertilization Program
Our basic 5-step fertilization program provides all the necessary nutrients to keep your lawn healthy, and looking good throughout the growing season.
Our Basic 5-Step Fertilization Program includes:
Early Spring
Our first visit is designed to promote recovery from winter stress and early spring greening. We also apply weed controls for actively growing broadleaf weeds, as well as pre-emergent crabgrass controls.
Spring
Extra nutrients are applied to maintain healthy color and density of your grass. At the same time, we also inspect and treat your lawn for weeds that may have developed.
Early Summer
Summer heat puts tremendous stress on your lawn. To prepare for this warm season, we give your lawn a low growth fertilizer, inspect the lawn for any problems that may be developing, treat for surface-feeding insects, and again treat for problem weeds.
Late Summer
Care continues with a summer fertilizer application that helps maintain color without encouraging excess growth. Weeds will be treated if necessary and if grubs are present, we will recommend a grub control option specifically for your lawn.
Winterize
The winterizer application promotes strong root growth and food storage necessary to maintain your lawn's healthy root system throughout the cold winter months. When warm weather returns, your lawn will green up faster, and be healthier for the new season.
Dethatching & Aeration
Dethatching and aeration are optional, but important services that deal with thatch. Aeration is the preferred method for keeping thatch buildup in check.
Thatch is a layer of living and dead organic matter that occurs between the green matter and the soil surface. Excessive thatch (over 1/2" thick) creates an environment favorable for pests and disease and an unfavorable growing environment for grass roots plus can interfere with some lawncare practices.
Aeration helps break down thatch buildup by bringing soil microbes to the surface where it can attack the thatch. In some cases thatch buildup is too severe for this method to be completely effective. In those cases, a lawn will need to be detatched. This is a messy process, but one that should be done. Once completed, annual aeration should be able to keep thatch at a manageable thickenss.
Call Razor-Sharp Lawncare for a complete evaluation and estimate of your lawn's thatch level.
