Our applications are pet and kid friendly, however, us not knowing what allergy a pet or child could have, we do advise that pets and kids stay off the lawn after a liquid treatment has been applied, such as your weed control, until the product has dried. Once that product is dry to the touch they are welcome to go on the lawn. Our granular applications are pet and kid friendly and they can go out on the lawn as soon as we are done applying (applies to fert & pre-em apps, repellex, SI)

Once the weed control (or other liquid applications) has dried you can mow or go out on the lawn. Every lawn is different and the time varies for each lawn so we advise touching the grass first and if it dry to the touch you can proceed. If the lawn is still wet, you may want to wash your hands and wait a little longer before mowing or going on the lawn.

We try to remain as efficient as possible so that we can keep our costs down for our customers, therefore we do not call ahead before each application. (Exceptions: dog, daycare, locked gate that client needs to unlock for us)

Our applicators will leave a small flag in the lawn upon completing an application so you will know that we have been there. We will also either leave your invoice in the door for you or email it the following day (depending on how you receive invoices) which will also confirm we’ve been there.

We do not offer organic products as we have not found any that provide effective results. The fertilizer we use in our programs is actually better than organic products because its been designed to be absorbed only where the turf can use it which results in less leaching and volatilization compared to organic products. Organic products also typically have phosphorus in them which we do not have that in our fertilizer product. We are always researching and staying on top of new products that come out in the industry so we can offer the best and most eco friendly products, while still delivering great results.

We do offer seeding in the fall, as that is the best time to establish grass seed. I am happy to send a lawn expert to assess the seeding needs for your property so we can provide a quote. Are you experiencing bare areas or is the lawn thin overall? If there are any additional details or areas of concern I can note for him, we can make sure to address that when a lawn expert comes out.

We do not offer spring seeding, but we can have a lawn expert assess those bare spots and monitor them throughout the year. Sometimes the season long fertilizer can be enough to give the grass the push it needs to fill in those bare spots and we can make a better assessment if it will need seeding or not later in the season. I will add that note to your account and if our experts still think seeding is going to be necessary later this year, we can get you a quote for having seeding done in the fall, which is the best time to establish seed.

We do our lawn renovations in the late summer/early fall time frame, as that is the best time to establish a new lawn. In the spring there is a lot more competition with weeds and undesirable grasses that will take over before the grass seed has a chance to build a strong turf density, as well as the summer heat that the new tender grass would not be able to withstand. By doing it in the late summer/early fall time frame, weeds will be on their way out as we receive cooler temperatures, creating ideal conditions for the grass seed that is planted to fill in nice and thick and lush.

Fungal spores can always be on the lawn and the weather conditions activate those spores which causes the browning or patches you are seeing. It could be that your neighbor doesn’t have that particular fungal spore in their lawn, or their lawn is not a good host for that fungus. In having your lawn treated, it can also provide a good host for those fungal spores to thrive, making your lawn a more desirable option compared to the property next to you that might have more weeds than actual turf grasses that the fungi is looking for.

We strongly recommend leaving the fungicides as part of your program, and treating the fungal disease pro-actively. Fungal disease is brought on by weather conditions so we closely monitor that and time our fungicide treatments right before an outbreak can occur. This is going to provide your lawn with the best results. By eliminating your fungicide treatments, you might not know that the fungus is active and growing until you see physical evidence of the disease (brown spots) and the fungicide treatments at that point can not correct any damage that has already been done. We could still add treatments for the fungus should that occur, which would help stop the disease from progressing and would also help aide in the healing process, but will not fix or correct any damage already done.

We time our grub control treatments in the later spring/early summer (june/early july) which is going to help protect your lawn for the duration of the season. At this time, grubs are not typically feeding on the roots of the grass and may be present but should not be doing any damage to your turf. If you notice any brown spots occurring though please let us know and we can be sure to send someone out to address that for you.