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Blended nutrient applications that promote strong root development, vibrant green color, and steady, consistent growth throughout the year.
All fertilizer products are applied at manufacturer-recommended rates to ensure optimal nutrient uptake, turf safety, and environmentally responsible results.
Technicians adjust timing and product selection based on seasonal conditions, grass type, and soil needs, delivering consistent, professional-grade results.
The Fertilization, Crabgrass Prevention and the Surface Insect Control
Application 1 – Early Spring
Crabgrass Prevention + Slow-Release Nitrogen
Product Focus: Pre-emergent herbicide with slow-release nitrogen fertilizer
Detailed Benefits
Stops Crabgrass Before It Starts
Crabgrass is much easier to prevent than to control after it germinates. This application creates a protective barrier in the soil that prevents crabgrass seeds from developing into mature plants. Because crabgrass is an aggressive annual weed, early prevention eliminates competition before it can rob your lawn of nutrients, water, and sunlight.
Reduces Weed Pressure All Season Long
By preventing crabgrass early, your lawn doesn’t have to compete for space during peak growing months. A lawn free from early weed pressure naturally fills in thicker, making it harder for other weeds to establish later.
Encourages Thicker, Healthier Turf
The slow-release nitrogen provides steady feeding rather than a quick surge of growth. This controlled nutrition:
A denser lawn acts as a natural weed barrier.
Minimizes Excessive Top Growth
Fast-release fertilizers can cause rapid blade growth, leading to more mowing and added stress. Slow-release nitrogen feeds gradually, reducing surge growth while supporting strong root development.
Builds Early Root Strength
Early spring is when roots become active. Supplying nutrients at this time helps turf establish a stronger root system, improving drought tolerance and nutrient uptake heading into warmer months.
Protects Your Investment
Crabgrass infestations can be costly and time-consuming to correct once established. Preventative treatment is more economical and effective than post-emergent control and reseeding later.
Why Timing Is Critical
This application must be applied before soil temperatures consistently reach crabgrass germination levels (around 55°F). Once crabgrass emerges, prevention is no longer effective. Early application ensures season-long protection and gives your lawn a competitive advantage from day one.
Application 2 – Late Spring
Crabgrass Prevention Booster + Slow-Release Nitrogen
Product Focus: Reinforcement to the prior application off pre-emergent with slow-release nitrogen
Purpose:
Benefits:
Reduces Weed Pressure Throughout the Season
The second application of crabgrass prevention ensures that your lawn remains free from competition during the critical growth period. A lawn unimpeded by early weed pressure will naturally become denser, reducing the likelihood of subsequent weed establishment.
Why It’s Important:
Pre-emergent protection can weaken over time due to rainfall and mowing. This booster ensures continued weed control through late spring and early summer stress periods.
Application 3 – Early Summer
Surface Insect Prevention + Slow-Release Nitrogen
Product Focus: Preventative insect control with slow-release fertilizer
Purpose:
What Surface Insects Are Targeted?
This application is designed to control common turf-damaging insects that live and feed at or just above the soil surface, including:
Chinch Bugs
Sod Webworms
Armyworms
Cutworms
Billbugs (surface-stage larvae)
Benefits of Preventative Treatment
Stops Damage Before It’s Visible
Many surface insects cause damage before homeowners realize they’re present. Preventative control eliminates insects during early life stages before turf injury occurs.
Prevents Brown Patches and Thinning
Surface-feeding insects can create irregular dead areas that resemble drought stress or disease. Controlling insects early helps maintain uniform color and density.
Protects Root and Crown Health
Healthy crowns and stems are essential for turf recovery. Preventative protection ensures grass plants remain strong through summer stress.
Reduces the Need for Emergency Treatments
Curative insect treatments often require higher rates and multiple visits. Prevention is more effective, more economical, and less disruptive.
Supports Summer Stress Tolerance
The included slow-release nitrogen:
Why It’s Important
Early summer is when insect activity begins increasing rapidly. Once damage appears, turf may take weeks to recover — especially during hot weather. Preventative treatment keeps your lawn protected during peak insect season while maintaining healthy, steady growth.
Blended Fertilizer (Late Season Recovery & Thickening)
Product Focus: Balanced blended fertilizer with slow- and controlled-release nutrients
Purpose:
Why Late Summer Feeding Is Critical
By late summer, most lawns are stressed. Heat, drought, foot traffic, mowing, and insect pressure can weaken turf density and root systems. Even healthy lawns often enter this period with depleted nutrient reserves.
Application 4 focuses on recovery, rebuilding, and strengthening before fall growth begins.
Key Benefits
A thicker lawn going into fall reduces weed pressure and improves overall appearance.
Why Timing Matters
Applying this treatment in late summer allows the lawn to recover before cooler fall temperatures arrive. Turf begins shifting energy from survival mode into recovery and root strengthening mode. Supplying nutrients at this time maximizes that transition.
Bottom Line
Application 4 is the rebuilding phase of the program. It restores nutrients lost during summer, thickens thinning turf, strengthens roots, and prepares your lawn for optimal fall performance.
This step ensures your lawn doesn’t just survive summer — it recovers stronger and healthier for the seasons ahead.
Product Focus: Fall-blend fertilizer with slow-release nitrogen and essential nutrients
Purpose:
Why Fall Is the Most Important Feeding of the Year
During early fall, lawns enter one of their most active growth periods — but unlike spring, the plant’s energy shifts downward into the root system rather than excessive top growth. Cooler temperatures and consistent moisture create ideal conditions for nutrient uptake and root expansion.
This application takes full advantage of that natural growth cycle.
Key Benefits
In fall, grass plants store energy and expand their root systems. This application:
Stronger roots mean a stronger lawn.
Healthy, well-fed turf enters winter with:
This reduces thinning and damage caused by freezing temperatures and fluctuating winter conditions.
A properly fertilized fall lawn will:
Fall feeding fuels next year’s success.
As roots strengthen, the lawn thickens from the base. Increased density:
Unlike heavy spring fertilization, this application is designed to avoid excessive blade growth. Instead, it:
Application 4 repairs and stabilizes the lawn after summer stress. Application 5 builds upon that recovery by directing energy into long-term root strength.
Without fall feeding, much of the late summer recovery work would not fully translate into next season’s performance.
Why Timing Matters
Applying this fertilizer in fall — while the soil is still warm but air temperatures are cooling — ensures optimal nutrient absorption. The turf is actively growing roots at this time, making it the most efficient window for fertilization.
Waiting too late can limit nutrient uptake before dormancy.
Bottom Line
Application 5 is the foundation for next year’s lawn.
It strengthens roots, improves winter survival, enhances early spring green-up, and ensures the lawn emerges thicker, healthier, and more resilient.
A lawn that finishes strong in the fall always starts stronger in the spring.
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Please keep in mind that this offer is set to expire at the end of the year. When it does, you will be introduced to any new promotion available at that time, which may vary in value and availability.
