Lawn care issues can be the bane of your St. John, IN, landscape. When searching for help from landscapers near me, look for the ones that have specific ways they can resolve your spring lawn care issues.
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Brown Spots
Brown spots that show up at the end of winter when the snow melts off can cause some alarm but they are a common lawn care issue. There are several causes of these unsightly spots. They can be caused by a fungus that grows underneath the snow, by very compacted soil, insect infestation, and even improperly applied fertilizer in the late fall.
To remedy the spots, your landscaper can apply a professional grade fungicide and/or remove the brown sections and sow new grass there. The best remedy is prevention that your landscape service can perform to stop the brown spots before they grow. Whether it is applying fungicide in the early spring, timing the watering so that it does not stay on the grass too long, or fertilizing in the right amount, they have the knowledge to eliminate brown spots.
Fertilizer
It can be easy to think that if some fertilizer is good for your lawn, then more must be better but that is not the case. Fertilizer in high amounts or too often can actually do the opposite and burn your grass.
Like food for your body, fertilizer is great for your lawn once the soil warms up and the nutrients can be absorbed. Your landscaper knows the right ratio of fertilizer to apply in the spring to encourage root and leaf growth because they have tested the soil to determine what is lacking. Fertilizer is a necessary part of spring lawn care but needs a professional touch to bring out the verdant grass that you want.
Over-Watering or Shallow Watering
Both over-watering and too shallow watering can be harmful to your lawn. When watering the grass, your landscaper takes care to set up the irrigation to happen in the early dawn hours well before the sun comes up so that the grass has time to absorb the water. Once the sun rises, it will burn off the excess water which is why watering in the middle of the day is not optimal.
Each section of the yard is set up in a zone to be watered and the watering time for individual zones varies according to the need. Shady sections don’t need as much water as grass that gets full sun for many hours. If you don’t have an irrigation system, your landscaper can install one so that your grass watering is automated and efficient.
Kill the Weeds
Left unchecked, weeds will overtake your spring lawn and ruin all of the hard work. Your landscaper has the herbicide to prevent those weeds from sprouting so that your grass is not covered in weeds that look green and spread like wildfire. Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet for all weeds, and your landscaper must adjust the herbicide to the common weed types and develop a comprehensive weed prevention strategy.
Unless pre-emergent herbicide is mixed correctly and applied directly to the weeds it kills, there is a good chance it will not be effective. This is why your landscaper develops a plan for weed prevention and maintenance.
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