Prepare your lawn for spring
The cold snap and snow resulted in a couple of tough days in the lawn care business. As you probably guessed, we do not treat lawns in the snow or when there is snow on the ground. The first two applications of the year, we apply a liquid application. Liquid applications allow better coverage of the pre-emergent and we are able to mix fertilizer into the tank. With one swipe of the lawn you get crabgrass preventer and fertilizer. We believe so strongly that a liquid application is better for our customer’s lawns, that we invest around $50,000 per vehicle. It would be cheaper to buy vans and spread all granular applications like some of our friendly competitors. However, we believe that if we provide the best quality products and service, our customer’s lawns will reflect it and Top Turf will be rewarded by having our happy clients refer their friends and neighbors. You may find a cheaper price, but I am confident you will not find a greater value in lawn care. The challenge comes when the temperatures drop well below freezing and the liquid in the hoses freezes up. We must wait for the temperatures to warm up before we are able to service the lawns.
Pre-emergent forms a barrier at the soil line to prevent summer grassy weeds from invading your lawn. The most notorious and by far the most important of which is crabgrass. The only effective way to stop crabgrass is before it comes up. If you do not stop it before it starts to germinate you will be fighting a losing battle all summer long. Post-emergent products are made to control existing crabgrass plants, however, one crabgrass plant can emit 10,000 seeds. As fast as you can knock one plant out, another one is popping up in it’s place. So get your crabgrass barrier down now. Here at Top Turf our clients receive pre-emergent with the first two applications of the year. The fertilizer is important to help promote a dense, healthy root system, which will also help to minimize weeds in the lawn. Be sure to water in your application. Please refer to watering section of our website for up to date watering information.
As you know you reap what you sow, so our clients will have great looking lawns this year!
Kevin
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