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Lawn Fertilizer

Fertilizing is a lawn care practice to help in the growth and development of the roots and grass blades. Proper ingredients, proper amounts and proper timing are essential in the success of your lawn care program. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) are the three major nutrients needed by lawns and can be found in the front of every fertilizer bag. The amount needed depends of your grass type, the University of Illinois provide some useful information regarding fertilizer amounts. In general about 3 pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet is needed for most lawns in the Midwest.

Our 6 step fertilizer program

Application	Type	Timing
1	Pre-emergent (Weed Control) + Fertilizer	Early Spring
2	Fertilizer + Weed Control	Late Spring
3	Fertilizer + Grub Control + Weed Control	Early Summer
4	Organic Fertilizer + Weed Control	Late Summer
5	Fertilizer + Weed Control	Early Fall
6	Fertilizer Winterizer + Weed Control	Late Fall

We only use commercial professional products used by golf courses. If you need the label of the product we use in your property please let us know and we will email you a copy. We keep records of every application and product we use.

We offer a 6 step lawn care fertilizer program to keep your lawn looking healthy and weed free all season long. Our program includes 6 fertilizer applications with free weed control if needed on every application. If included in your plan, a preventive grub control application is added in early summer to prevent grub infestation.

Our slow release granular fertilizer applications provide nutrients to your lawn for longer periods of time. Our liquid weed control applications provide better coverage than any other granular or dry applications, that is because herbicides have to be soaked into plants via their foliage.

We believe in an environmentally sound approach in the control of weeds, pests, and disease. We don’t believe in generic, all over lawn pesticide applications. Our program involves constantly modifying the treatment of your lawn based on what we see is happening.

Looking for one time applications?

We also offer one time fertilizer and weed control applications for those that do not wish to have a full season maintenance program.

Benefits of Fertilizer

All of our fertilizer applications are granular slow release based. Slow release applications release nitrogen gradually over the course of several weeks, they last longer, minimize disease and reduces excessive lawn growth.

Improves grass color
Reduces weeds
Balances soil ph
Encourages growth
Reduces grass stress
Lower risk of disease

Importance of slow release fertilizer applications

By fertilizing your lawn on a regular maintenance, you avoid bigger problems in the long run and minimize chances of grass disease and damage.

Why liquid weed control? Liquid weed control sprays are more successful than dry/ granular applications. That is because active ingredients in herbicides have to be soaked into plans via their foliage.

Do you offer organic fertilizer? Yes, organic fertilizer simply means that the product has been processed at the minimum, and the nutrients remain bound up in their natural forms, rather than being extracted, processed, and refined. We have been using Milorganite with good results. During the summer, some customers switch to organic treatments.

Fertilizer Lawn Care Plan

Our very own tried-and-true 6 step fertilizer plan provides your lawn with the nutrients it needs, at the right time, with the right amounts. It consists of 6 professional lawn treatments, pre-emergent, weed control, and winterizer/fertilizer.

Early spring application: 1

Pre-emergent crab grass control and fertilizer

Joliet, Plainfield, Naperville, Aurora, Oswego, Shorewood, Minooka, Channahon, Crest Hill, Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Woodridge, Lockport, Lemont, Homer Glen, Orland Park, Mokena, Frankfort, New Lenox and Manhattan.

Late spring application: 2

Fertilizer, pre-emergent and weed control

This application provides slow release material to improve turf color and density. Our liquid weed control application will defeat dandelions, clover and most of the weeds in your lawn.

Early summer application: 3

Fertilizer, weed control, grub control

Say bye-bye to the June beetle, Japanese beetle, masked chafer, white grubs, and other soil inhabiting pests with our grub control application. We also apply a slow release fertilizer treament to enhance turf color and vigor and weed control if needed.

Late summer application: 4

Fertilizer and weed control

This high potassium and slow release fertilizer formula improves drought tolerance, heat and disease resistance. Liquid weed control is applied if needed.

Early fall application: 5

Fertilizer and weed control

This fall slow release fertilizer application with iron will improve turf color and density. Spot weed control if needed.

Late fall application: 6

Fertilizer – Winterizer

Last fertilizer application to prepare your lawn for hibernation. This winterizer lawn treatment will help turf store more food for winter survival, and to encourage thick and rapid growth and rooting in the spring.

LAWN MOWING SERVICE

We offer reliable and quality weekly lawn mowing service at affordable rates. Mowing includes cutting the lawn, trimming and edging with a string trimmer, and blowing.